moses

mo-ses · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery and received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, according to the Hebrew Bible.

  2. 2.

    A masculine given name of Hebrew origin.

Related words

See also: biblical, prophet

Etymology

From Hebrew Moshe, of uncertain origin. Often interpreted as meaning "drawn out (of the water)" based on the biblical account of his rescue from the Nile.