Zipporah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Zipporah
From Hebrew Ṣipporāh, possibly “sparrow ”
Example Sentences
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“This test allows us to explore how this new, portable menu item fits into our guests’ everyday routines and expands our customer base,” Sweetgreen’s chief commercial officer Zipporah Allen said in the press release.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Wiseman’s wife of 65 years, Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman, died 2021.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
He said Zipporah was an incredibly caring person, who had dropped out of school in lower sixth to care for her mother who had a neurological disease.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Zipporah Marmor, vice president at business aviation services company ACASS, recalled one deal for a preowned business jet that fell apart following proposals in Europe to ban, tax or regulate private aircraft.
From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2023
Zipporah, his wife, took a sharp stone and performed the rite of circumcision herself, casting the amputated morsel at the feet of the boy's father, with the remark that he was "a bloody husband."
From Bible Romances First Series by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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