Zipporah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Zipporah
From Hebrew Ṣipporāh, possibly “sparrow ”
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As Titan, Mr. Robinson often resorted to shouting; mezzo Zoie Reams was persuasive as Persephone’s sister Zipporah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
He was married for more 65 years to the late Zipporah Batshaw, a lawyer and professor who also inspired the name of his production company.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The filmmaker’s death was announced by his family Monday in a statement released by Zipporah Films, Wiseman’s distribution company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
Zipporah Kuria, whose father Joseph Waithaka was killed in the same accident, agrees.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
It was on his way into Egypt, with his wife and children, that a mysterious interposition forced Zipporah reluctantly and tardily to circumcise her son.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by G. A. Chadwick
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