צִפֹּרָ֖ה
𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤄
Tsiporah
Zipporah
A feminine personal name meaning 'bird,' used as the name of Moses' wife, Tsippôrâh. As a lexical unit, it refers specifically to the individual woman of Midianite (Midianite) origin who became Moses' spouse. The underlying semantic sense is drawn from the common noun for 'bird,' but in personal naming the term is used as a proper name rather than a direct reference to the animal.
Exodus 18:2 · Word #6
Lexicon H6855
| Lemma | צִפֹּרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Tsiporah |
| Strong's | H6855 |
| Definition | A feminine personal name meaning 'bird,' used as the name of Moses' wife, Tsippôrâh. As a lexical unit, it refers specifically to the individual woman of Midianite (Midianite) origin who became Moses' spouse. The underlying semantic sense is drawn from the common noun for 'bird,' but in personal naming the term is used as a proper name rather than a direct reference to the animal. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Zipporah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6855-01
Bird-named Tsippôrâh
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular proper noun; personal name with feminine -ה ending. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the proper-name function while explicitly reflecting the underlying root sense "bird." The feminine singular proper noun form is maintained by retaining the personal name Tsippôrâh. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Tsiporah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Bird-named Tsippôrâh |
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