Moses
Syllables: Mos·esUK/ˈməʊzɪz//ˈmoʊzəs/
Moses proper noun: the 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.
Proper noun
Moses
- The 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 1
- 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
- pseudonym for Harriet Tubman
Interjection
- An exclamation of shock.
Moses meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Moses in Hindi
- the biblical patriarch
- मूसा mūsā
- male given name
- मोसेस moses
Moses in Tamil
- the biblical patriarch
- மோசே mōcē
- male given name
- மோசே mōcē
Moses in Urdu
- the biblical patriarch
- موسیٰ mūsā
Moses in Bengali
- the biblical patriarch
- মূসা mūsa
- male given name
- মূসা mūsa
More languagesFewer languages
- Moses in Malayalam
- മോശ, യൂദ, ക്രൈസ്തവ
- Moses in Tagalog
- Moises
- Moses in Arabic
- مُوسَىٰ mūsā, مُوسَى mūsā
- Moses in Malay
- Musa
- Moses in Indonesian
- Musa
- Moses in Persian
- موسی musâ
- Moses in Vietnamese
- Môi-se, Mô-sê
Synonyms of Moses
Origin of Moses
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”).
Words formed from Moses
Phrases with Moses
Words that rhyme with Moses
Questions about Moses
- What does Moses mean?
- Moses means the 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.
- What is Moses in Hindi?
- Moses in Hindi is मूसा (mūsā), मोसेस (moses). See Moses meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Moses?
- Moses can be a proper noun or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce Moses?
- Moses is pronounced /ˈməʊzɪz/ (UK).
Words near Moses in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Moses (page history and authors); moses (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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