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ṣippōrā צִפֹּרָה ‘Zipporah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of ṣippōr צִפּוֹר ‘bird’
Roots: צפור צפור

ṣippōrā pr n f pers
Zipporah = "bird"
1) daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer

Mentioned in Exodus 18:2, 2:21, 4:25

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