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Moshe

US/ˈmoʊʃɛ/

Moshe proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.

Proper noun

Moshe

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.
    • 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
    • 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 2025
  2. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)
    Synonyms:
    Moses

Synonyms of Moshe

Forms of Moshe

alternative formMoishe
alternative formMoses

Origin of Moshe

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’.

Questions about Moshe

What does Moshe mean?
Moshe means a male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.
What part of speech is Moshe?
Moshe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Moshe?
Moshe is pronounced /ˈmoʊʃɛ/ (US).

Words near Moshe in the dictionary

  1. moshavniks
  2. moshavot
  3. moshavoth
  4. moshavs
  5. Moshchun
  6. Moshe
  7. moshed
  8. mosher
  9. moshers
  10. moshes
  11. Moshfegh

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