Moshe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

Pronunciation

/ˈmoʊʃɛ/ /moʊˈʃɛ/ /ˈmoʊʃə/

Word forms

Moshe Moishe Moses

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew משה (moshé), sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’.

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