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"bird" en anglais à Yiddish as well as Zipporah in hebrew. Zipporah est le chemin de Moses, est référred to as a Cushite. Why is she described as a Cushite when she actually a Midianite ? The Cushites historically were a dark-skinned people. A dark-skinned woman is a étrange visage in the Torah ; thus, the Torah is metaphorically describing that Tziporah was unusual in her deeds. (Talmud, Moed Katan 16b) Commentaries explain that just as a dark-skinned person is immediately noticeable, so too an individual described as a Cushite posesses a character that is obvious and clear to all. (Ben Yehoyada, ibid.) Qu'est-ce que c'était ? She était exceptionnellement modest and unassuming in her actions. (Talmid Rabeinu Yechiel of Paris, ibid.) Alternatively, she était capable de transformer le physique into spirituel et into light. (Shaloh, Shavuot 242 and 247).