משה

Hebrew

Etymology

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מ־שׁ־ה (m-š-h)

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) MFA^(ključ): /moˈʃe/

Proper noun

מֹשֶׁה (moshé)

1. a male dato ime, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to Engleski Moses
2. Moses (Hebrew prophet)

Usage notes

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

References

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

Anagrams

• השם
• שהם

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrejski משה (moshé, “Moses”).

Proper noun

משה (moyshe) m

1. Moses (biblical character)
2. a male dato ime, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to Engleski Moses

Derived terms

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