First names in Hebrew

First name Tzippy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צפורה

Gematria value: 381

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tzippy is written צפורה

RecommendedצפורהThe original spellingTzippy is a pet form of Tzipporah, צפורה in Hebrew.Value: 381

ציפיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 190

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Tzippy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Tzipporah, "bird"
Origin: Hebrew

Tzippy is the pet form of Tzipporah, used in Orthodox families, and in Hebrew, where Tzipi is written ציפי. Tzipporah means “bird”: the name of the wife of Moses.

Gematria

Tzippy = 381

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. צפורה has 5 letters:

צthe letter Tzadi90
פthe letter Pe80
וthe letter Vav6
רthe letter Resh200
הthe letter He5
Total381

Written ציפי (as it sounds in English), Tzippy is worth 190.

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Tzippy, from צ to ה:

צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃

“The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.”

Psalms 92:13

The book of your first name

Tzippy, in nine pages

Tzippy, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Tzippy
Tzippy, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Tzippy in three answers

How do you write Tzippy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tzippy is written צפורה. Tzippy is a pet form of Tzipporah, צפורה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written ציפי.

What is the gematria value of Tzippy?
Written צפורה, Tzippy is worth 381: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5). Written ציפי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 190.

What does Tzippy mean?
Pet form of Tzipporah, "bird (origin: Hebrew). Tzippy is the pet form of Tzipporah, used in Orthodox families, and in Hebrew, where Tzipi is written ציפי. Tzipporah means “bird”: the name of the wife of Moses.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).