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Zipporah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

A daughter of Reuel or Jethro, whom Moses married (Ex. 2:16-22; 4:25; 18:2-4¹⁶Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. ¹⁷And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. ¹⁸And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? ¹⁹And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. ²⁰And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. ²¹And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. ²²And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. (Exodus 2:16‑22)
²⁵Then 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 4:25)
²Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, ³And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: ⁴And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: (Exodus 18:2‑4)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Daughter of Reuel, or Jethro, and wife of Moses. Apparently she circumcised her second son, and declared that Moses was “a husband of blood” to her. She had been sent back during the tribulation and deliverance of Israel, and then was brought by Jethro with her two sons to Moses. Jethro is a type of the Gentile rejoicing in the deliverance of Israel, and bringing back the loved remnant thereof in the last days (Ex. 2:21²¹And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. (Exodus 2:21); Ex. 4:25²⁵Then 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 4:25); Ex. 18:2²Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, (Exodus 18:2)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6855 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsipporah

Phonic:

tsip-po-raw’

Meaning:

feminine of 6833; bird; Tsipporah, Moses' wife

KJV Usage:

Zipporah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a sparrow

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A little bird; a sparrow; a mourning; trumpet:―wife of Moses [ZIPPOR], Exod. 2:21. {Avicula}