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ZIPPORAH — (Heb. צִפּוֹרָה), wife of Moses. The name of Zipporah s father is variously given as Reuel (Ex. 2:18, 21) and jethro (18:2; cf. 3:1), priest of Midian. She was one of seven daughters (2:16). Zipporah bore Moses two sons, Gershom and Eliezer… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Zipporah — f Jewish: common female form of the rare Hebrew male name Zippor meaning ‘bird’. The female name is borne in the Bible by the wife of Moses and mother of Gershom and Eliezer (Exodus 18: 2–4) … First names dictionary
Zipporah — noun a) The wife of Moses. And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. b) of biblical origin … Wiktionary
Zipporah — Wife of Moses, daughter of Reuel (Jethro), priest of Midian (Exod. 2:16–22). When Moses returned to Egypt to lead out the people of Israel in the Exodus, Zipporah and her sons stayed in Midian (Exod. 18:2–5) … Dictionary of the Bible
Zipporah Nawa — Zipporah Noisey Nawa (March 1 1945 November 5 2007) was a South African teacher, politician and Member of Parliament. Zipporah Nawa was born in 1945 in the rural village of Lebotlewane in Moretele, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North… … Wikipedia
Zipporah at the inn — The tale of Zipporah at the inn, is one of the more unusual, curious, and much debated, passages of the Torah. When Moses and Zipporah reach an inn: On the way, at a place where they spent the night, the LORD met him and tried to kill him. But… … Wikipedia
Zipporah — /zi pawr euh, pohr euh, zip euhr euh/, n. the daughter of Jethro and the wife of Moses. Ex. 2:21. * * * … Universalium
Zipporah — A female bird. Reuel s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Ex. 2:21). In consequence of the event recorded in Ex. 4:24 26, she and her two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, when so far on the way with Moses toward Egypt, were sent back by him to… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zipporah — (fl. ?13th cent BCE) Israelite woman, wife of Moses. She was the daughter of Jethro, priest of Midian. She travelled to Egypt with Moses to plead with Pharoah for the release of the Israelites; on the journey she saved the life of her son… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Zipporah — n. daughter of Jethro and the wife of Moses (Bible); female first name … English contemporary dictionary
