Moses — the meaning of the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה

מֹשֶׁה

Môsheh · pronounced mo-sheh' · Strong's H4872 · a man

Moses means drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued.

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Strong's definition

from H4871; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.

First appearance

Exod 2:10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. (KJV)

Every verse that names Moses

704 occurrences in 704 verses — Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Micah, Malachi

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Other people or places called Moses

Moses (H4873) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H4872

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