First names in Hebrew

First name Zipporah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צפורה

Gematria value: 381

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zipporah is written צפורה

Zipporah is the English Bible form of Tzipporah, צפורה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zipporah mean?

Meaning: "bird"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name means "bird": tzipor is a bird, and tzipporah is the bird in the feminine. It is pronounced "Tzi-po-rah", with the "ts" sound of the letter Tsadi, which English Bibles softened to "Zipporah".

Gematria

Zipporah = 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

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 Zipporah, 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

Zipporah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zipporah in three answers

How do you write Zipporah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zipporah is written צפורה. Zipporah is the English Bible form of Tzipporah, צפורה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zipporah?
Written צפורה, Zipporah is worth 381: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Zipporah mean?
Bird (origin: Hebrew). Your name means "bird": tzipor is a bird, and tzipporah is the bird in the feminine. It is pronounced "Tzi-po-rah", with the "ts" sound of the letter Tsadi, which English Bibles softened to "Zipporah".