Zipporah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Zipporah
From Hebrew Ṣipporāh, possibly “sparrow ”
Example Sentences
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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
Wiseman’s wife of 65 years, Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman, died 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
Bernard Branagan said his beloved wife Zipporah, who died suddenly in April in her 30s, was "the most encouraging person that you ever come across".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
A few years later, in 1806, Bernard Hart married Zipporah Seixas, one of the sixteen children, eight sons and eight daughters, born to Benjamin Mendez Seixas.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs
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