Hebrew

Proper noun

מֹשֶׁה • ‎(moshé) m

1. A male given name, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to English Moses
2. Moses (Hebrew prophet)

Usage notes

• The prophet Moses is frequently referred to as משה רבינו ‎(moshé rabénu), i.e., Moses our teacher.

References

• “H4872”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

• השם
• שהם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew משה ‎(moshé, “Moses”).

Proper noun

משה • ‎(moyshe) m

1. Moses (biblical character)
2. A male given name, Moshe or Moishe, equivalent to English Moses

Derived terms

• משה גרויסע ‎(moyshe groyse, “a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself”)