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Where does “Moses” come from?

Moses comes from Latin Moses, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς, from Hebrew משה, ultimately from Hebrew מָשָׁה of unknown origin.

Moses (English): A large flatboat used in the West Indies for...

Definitions

  1. A large flatboat used in the West Indies for...

Ancestry of “Moses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMōsēs—
2Ancient GreekΜωϋσῆς—
3Ancient GreekΜωυσῆς—
4HebrewמֹשֶׁהMoses

Words derived from “Moses”

  • mosesin
Every word from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →