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Strong's H6855 צִפֹּרָה (tsipporah)

Tsipporah means “Zipporah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6855
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 3
Books 1

Strong's H6855 Quick Answer

Strong's H6855 צִּפּוֹרָה (Tsipporah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') n/p. 1. bird 2. Tsipporah, Moses' wife It has 3 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include moses, zipporah, and moses'. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') n/p. 1. bird 2. Tsipporah, Moses' wife
Usage
3 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
moses, zipporah, and moses'

Meaning and Definition

Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') n/p. 1. bird 2. Tsipporah, Moses' wife [feminine of H6833] KJV: Zipporah. Root(s): H6833

Original Word
צִּפּוֹרָה
Transliteration
Tsipporah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6833
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6855. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Zipporah

Usage: A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.21; daughter of: Jethro (H3503); sister of: Eliasaph (H0460) and Hobab (H2246); married to Moses (H4872); mother of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H) § Zipporah = "bird" daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer

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How Strong's H6855 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsipporah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Moses Exodus 2:21 Moses' Exodus 18:2 Zipporah Exodus 4:25

How Strong's H6855 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6855 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6855 in the Old Testament

3 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 2:21 KJV

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Exodus 4:25 KJV

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

Exodus 18:2 KJV

Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Usage Excerpts

First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6855.

Exodus 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Exodus 4:25 Old Testament, KJV
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
Exodus 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6855, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6855 FAQ

What does tsipporah (צִפֹּרָה) mean?

Tsipporah (Strong's H6855) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zipporah". Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') n/p. 1. bird 2. Tsipporah, Moses' wife

How many times is tsipporah (צִפֹּרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H6855 across 1 book.

Where can I study tsipporah (צִפֹּרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6855 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsipporah (צִפֹּרָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as moses, zipporah, and moses'. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.