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Origin and Meaning of the Name Moshe

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Gender:

Boy


Origin:	Hebrew


Meaning:	Drawn out of the water


Pronunciation:	(moh SHEH) [Guide]

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Biblical Names, Jewish Names, Hebrew Names

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English and Hebrew speaking countries

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Hebrew name of the Biblical figure Moses. Its meaning of 'drawn out of the water', also referring to the Pharaoh's daughter saving the baby Moses from the river, is said to come from the phrase "Min Hamayim Meshitihu' - "I drew him out of the water".

It may also be derived from the Egyptian for son, child.