Where does “Moshe” come from?

Moshe is the English form of Hebrew משה, derived from Hebrew מָשָׁה, of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.

Moshe (English): the Jewish Hebrew prophet

Definitions

  1. the Jewish Hebrew prophet

Ancestry of “Moshe”, step by step

Moshe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew משה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמשהMoses
2Hebrewמָשָׁהdraw out , rescue

via Hebrew מֹשֶׁה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמֹשֶׁהMoses
Every word from Hebrew מָשָׁה →Every word from Hebrew משה →