משה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־שׁ־ה (m-sh-h)

Possibly from מָשָׁה (mashá, “draw out [of the water], rescue”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /moˈʃe/

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Proper noun

מֹשֶׁה • (moshé) m

1. a male given name, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to English Moses
2. (biblical) Moses (the pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran)

Usage notes

• The prophet Moses is frequently referred to as מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ (moshé rabénu, literally “Moses our teacher”).

References

• H4872 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• השם
• שהם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew משה (moshé, “Moses”).

Proper noun

משה • (moyshe) m

1. (biblical) Moses
2. a male given name, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to English Moses

Derived terms

• משה גרויסע (moyshe groyse, “a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself”)