Moses

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Moses

/ˈməʊzɪz/ UK
/-zɪs/ UK
/ˈmoʊzəs/ US
/-zəz/ US

Rhymes with -əʊzɪz, -əʊzɪs

Where it comes from

From Latin Mōsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian ms-s (msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian N35A (mw, “water”).

proper noun

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. And the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moſes vp to the top of the mount, and Moſes went vp.
A male given name from Hebrew. The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.
A surname transferred from the given name.
A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language
US pseudonym for Harriet Tubman

Similar: Moishe, Moshe

interjection

An exclamation of shock.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jesus, god, giver, muse, blood, moshe, musa, mussa, moise, mousa, moosa, mosa, moussa, mozes, liberator, deliverer

proper noun

Similar: Moishe, Moshe

Translations

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name the biblical patriarch

Español	Moisés
한국어	모세
日本語	モーセ Mōse
中文	摩伊息斯 Móyīxīsī, 穆撒 Mùsǎ
हिन्दी	मूसा mūsā
Kiswahili	Musa, Mose
Português	Moisés
Français	Moïse
Italiano	Mosè
Ελληνικά	Μωυσής Moysís
Română	Moise
Русский	Моисе́й Moiséj
Tiếng Việt	Môi-se, Mô-sê
العربية	مُوسَىٰ mūsā
עברית	מֹשֶׁה moshé, מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ moshé rabénu

name male given name

Español	Moisés
中文	摩西 Móxī
हिन्दी	मोसेस moses
Kiswahili	Musa
Português	Moisés
العربية	مُوسَى mūsā

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BibTeX

@misc{moses_2026,
  title = {Moses},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moses},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}