Moshe
משה
Hebrew, traditionally read as 'drawn out' (from mashah, 'to draw'), though scholars often trace it instead to an Egyptian word for 'is born'.
Meaning and origin
Moshe is the Hebrew form of Moses, the prophet who leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, receives the Torah at Sinai and guides the people through forty years in the wilderness across the books of Exodus…
How to pronounce Moshe
| Hebrew | MOH-sheh /ˈmoʃe/ |
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