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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Zipporah


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Zipporah is the first wife of Moses and daughter of Reuel (= Jethro), a Midianite priest.

The name Zipporah comes from the word-group sapar (sapar 1958-1962).
The assumed root sapar (spr 1959) yields the noun sippor (sippor 1959a), meaning bird. In Judges 7:3 the word is used as a hard-to-translate verb, sapar (sapar 1958), perhaps literally: "...Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and chicken out and off Mount Gilead."
The assumed root sapar (spr 1960) yields the noun sepira (sepira 1960a), plait, diadem (Isa 28:5).
The assumed root sapar (spr 1961) yields the noun sipporen (sipporen 1961a), fingernail (Deut 21:12) or engraving pen (Jer 17:1).
The assumed root sapar (spr 1962) yields the noun sapir (sapir 1962a), he-goat. This word appears only in later Biblical texts.

The name Zipporah may mean any of the above, but is most commonly interpreted to mean Bird. A closely related name is Zippor.



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