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Moshe

Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊʃɛ/

The English word “Moshe” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

Etymology

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’.

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