Meanings
- biblicalThe 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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 19:20, column 11 more example
Moses supposes his toeses are roses, / But Moses supposes erroneously, / Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses, / As Moses supposes his toeses to be!
1952 Singin' in the Rain: Moses supposes (a song) - 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.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency - A surname transferred from the given name.
- A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language
- USAfrican American culturepseudonym for Harriet Tubman
- An exclamation of shock.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- EgyptianN35A“water”
- Egyptianms-s“to give birth to”
- Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה
- Ancient GreekΜωσῆς
- LatinMōsēs
- EnglishMoses
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”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς
- Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês)the biblical patriarch
- Μωσῆς (Mōsês)the biblical patriarch
Arabic مُوسَىٰ, مُوسَى
- مُوسَىٰ (mūsā)the biblical patriarch
- مُوسَى (mūsā)male given name
Basque Mois
- Moisthe biblical patriarch
Bengali মূসা, মূসা
- মূসা (mūsa)the biblical patriarch
- মূসা (mūsa)male given name
Bulgarian Моисе́й
- Моисе́й (Moiséj)the biblical patriarch
Catalan Moisès
- Moisèsthe biblical patriarch
Chinese Cantonese 摩西, 梅瑟
- 摩西 (mo¹ sai¹)the biblical patriarch
- 梅瑟 (mui⁴ sat¹)the biblical patriarch
Chinese Mandarin 摩西, 梅瑟
- 摩西 (Móxī)the biblical patriarch
- 梅瑟 (Méisè)the biblical patriarch
- 摩伊息斯 (Móyīxīsī)the biblical patriarch
- 穆撒 (Mùsǎ)the biblical patriarch
- 摩西 (Móxī)male given name
Czech Mojžíš
- Mojžíšthe biblical patriarch
Danish Moses
- Mosesthe biblical patriarch
Dutch Mozes
- Mozesthe biblical patriarch
Esperanto Moseo
- Moseothe biblical patriarch
Estonian Mooses
- Moosesthe biblical patriarch
Finnish Mooses
- Moosesthe biblical patriarch
French Moïse
- Moïsethe biblical patriarch
German Moses, Mose
- Mosesthe biblical patriarch
- Mosethe biblical patriarch
Greek Μωυσής
- Μωυσής (Moysís)the biblical patriarch
Hawaiian Mose, Moke
- Mosethe biblical patriarch
- Mokemale given name
Hebrew מֹשֶׁה, מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ
- מֹשֶׁה (moshé)the biblical patriarch
- מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ (moshé rabénu)the biblical patriarch
Hindi मूसा, मोसेस
- मूसा (mūsā)the biblical patriarch
- मोसेस (moses)male given name
Hungarian Mózes, Mózes
- Mózesthe biblical patriarch
- Mózesmale given name
Indonesian Musa
- Musathe biblical patriarch
Irish Maois
- Maoisthe biblical patriarch
Italian Mosè
- Mosèthe biblical patriarch
Japanese モーセ
- モーセ (Mōse)the biblical patriarch
Korean 모세
- 모세the biblical patriarch
Latin Mōsēs, Mō̆ȳsēs
- Mōsēsthe biblical patriarch
- Mō̆ȳsēsthe biblical patriarch
- Mō̆īsēsthe biblical patriarch
Latvian Mozus, Mozus
- Mozusthe biblical patriarch
- Mozusmale given name
Lithuanian Mozė
- Mozėthe biblical patriarch
Malay Musa, Musa
- Musathe biblical patriarch
- Musamale given name
Māori Mohi, Mohi
- Mohithe biblical patriarch
- Mohimale given name
Norwegian Moses
- Mosesthe biblical patriarch
Persian موسی
- موسی (musâ)the biblical patriarch
Polish Mojżesz, Mojżesz
- Mojżeszthe biblical patriarch
- Mojżeszmale given name
Portuguese Moisés, Moisés
- Moisésthe biblical patriarch
- Moisésmale given name
Romanian Moise
- Moisethe biblical patriarch
Russian Моисе́й
- Моисе́й (Moiséj)the biblical patriarch
Scottish Gaelic Maois
- Maoisthe biblical patriarch
Slovak Mojžíš
- Mojžíšthe biblical patriarch
Spanish Moisés, Moisés
- Moisésthe biblical patriarch
- Moisésmale given name
Swahili Musa, Mose
- Musathe biblical patriarch
- Mosethe biblical patriarch
- Musamale given name
Swedish Mose, Moses
- Mosethe biblical patriarch
- Mosesmale given name
Tagalog Moises
- Moisesthe biblical patriarch
Tamil மோசே, மோசே
- மோசே (mōcē)the biblical patriarch
- மோசே (mōcē)male given name
Turkish Musa, Mûsâ
- Musathe biblical patriarch
- Mûsâthe biblical patriarch
- Musalarthe biblical patriarch
- Mûsâlarthe biblical patriarch
- Musamale given name
- Mûsâmale given name
- Musalarmale given name
- Mûsâlarmale given name
- Mısamale given name
- Mısalarmale given name
Ukrainian Мойсе́й, Мойсей
- Мойсе́й (Mojséj)the biblical patriarch
- Мойсей (Mojsej)male given name
Urdu موسیٰ
- موسیٰ (mūsā)the biblical patriarch
Vietnamese Môi-se, Mô-sê
- Môi-sethe biblical patriarch
- Mô-sêthe biblical patriarch
Welsh Moses
- Mosesthe biblical patriarch
Yiddish משה
- משה (moyshe)the biblical patriarch
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Moses
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Cite this entry
Moses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moses
“Moses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moses. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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