An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name Moses. We'll discuss the original Hebrew, plus the words and names Moses is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the Bible.
The meaning of MOSES is a Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery and at Mt. Sinai delivered the Law establishing God's covenant with them.
Most scholars see in it the Hebraization of Egyptianmes, mesu'child, son,' which is often used in theophorous names. According to this derivation the words of Pharaoh's daughter in Ex. 2:10, 'For out of the water I drew him' are not the explanation of the Hebrew name Mosheh, but...
Other than Jesus, Moses might be the most well-known character from the Bible. Let’s look at eight things about Moses – who he was in the Bible and some details regarding his life.
His name, previously thought to be Hebrew, may actually be Egyptian, simply meaning "the child" or "the offspring." It is usually found combined with a divine element – that is, in a "theophoric" name such as Thut-mose or Ptah-mose – but can appear on its own, as it does here...
Bible readers may not know it, but Moses also had a hand in penning three of the Bible’s most profound songs. Let's take a look at the meaning of Moses' songs in the Bible.
name must mean something. The usual meaning of this royal name was that the child was "born of" a princess through the intervention of the god Ra. But this child was not "born of" the princess, so falling back upon the primary meaning of the word, "drawn out," she said, "because ...
11 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. 12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seve...
4 When the Lord saw Moses coming near, he called him by name from the bush, and Moses answered, “Here I am.” 5 God replied, “Don't come any closer. Take off your sandals—the ground where you are standing is holy. 6 I am the God who was worshiped by y...
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.King James BibleAnd God ...