Moshe

• Moishe, Moses

Transliteration of Hebrew משה (moshé), sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊʃɛ/, /moʊˈʃɛ/, /ˈmoʊʃə/

Moshe

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 2009 June 7, Filipe, CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2023:

     The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.

   • 2017 December 1, Esor Ben-Sorek, “Moshe “Mossadnik””, in The Times of Israel‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 July 2025:

     But from that time on I always referred to him as my friend Moshe the “Mossadnik”.

2. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

• Moses

• shmoe, emosh, Homes, homes

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

• (Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [mɔ˧˧.ɕe˧˧]
• Hyphenation: Mo‧she

Moshe

1. Moses (biblical character)
   • 2005, “Xoinˮ ngeiˮ 1:1 [Leviticus 1:1]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[3], page 157:

     Aseing gi Moshe ri Aseing daˮ zoemˮ mo khe꞉ yu wigi

     The Lord spoke to Moses out of The Lord's tent that