Word
moses
Phoneticsmoses
/ˈmoʊzəs/
Definitions
01biblical figure
n. a famous leader in the Bible and Quran who led the Israelites out of Egypt.
n. the prophet and lawgiver in the Abrahamic religions who led the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage.
“In the story, Moses parted the Red Sea so his people could escape.”
“The Ten Commandments were delivered to the Israelites by Moses after he descended from Mount Sinai.”
02given name or surname
n. a common first name or family name for men.
n. a male given name or a surname of Hebrew origin.
“Robert Moses was a famous urban planner in New York City.”
“The professor introduced himself as Dr. Moses and began the lecture on ancient history.”
Etymology
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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