Moses in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means

מֹשֶׁה

Môsheh · pronounced mo-sheh' · Strong's H4872, G3475

Drawn from the water to draw a nation out of Egypt — the prophet who knew God face to face.

Also called

Moshe מֹשֶׁה — “drawn out” — “because I drew him out of the water”

The moments that made Moses

Exod 2:10Drawn out of the river and named

Exod 3:2The bush burned, and was not consumed

Exod 3:14“I AM THAT I AM” — the Name revealed

Exod 14:21The sea divided — dry ground in the midst

Exod 31:18Sinai — the tables written with the finger of God

Exod 34:33The veil over his shining face

Num 20:11He strikes the rock at Meribah

Deut 34:1Nebo — the LORD shews him all the land

Matt 17:3With Elijah on the mount of transfiguration

How often the name appears

Moses is named 704 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 79 times in the New Testament.

Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures

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Every mention — New Testament

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