Meanings
alternative Moishe · alternative Moses
- A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.
But from that time on I always referred to him as my friend Moshe the “Mossadnik”.
2017 December 1, Esor Ben-Sorek, “Moshe “Mossadnik””, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original on 18 Jul 20251 more example
The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.
2009 June 7, Filipe, CNN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)
Origin
- Egyptianmsj“to give birth to”
- EnglishMoshe
Borrowed from Hebrew. 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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Cite this entry
Moshe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moshe
“Moshe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moshe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moshe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moshe.
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