Moses (Greek: Μωϋσῆς), [NB 1] Moishe (Yiddish: משה), [NB 2] Moshe (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה), [NB 3] Musa (Arabic:موسی), [NB 4] or Movses (Armenian: Մովսես) [NB 5] is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses.

Moses (מֹשֶׁה or Moshe in Hebrew) was the miracle-working leader chosen by G‑d to take the Israelites out of Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. The greatest prophet who ever lived, Moses transcribed the Torah (also known as the Five Books of Moses), the foundational text of Judaism.

In Abrahamic religions, Moses[a] was a prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus. [b] He is considered the most important prophet in Judaism and Samaritanism, and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the …

Moses (Moshe in Hebrew) was the most important leader of the Jewish people, the greatest of the Jewish prophets and, according to the Torah, the only person who ever spoke to God face-to-face. He led the Israelites out of slavery and then to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah .

Moses (or Moshe) was given his name by the daughter of Pharaoh, Batya. While bathing in the Nile River, she noticed a basket floating in the water. The basket contained little Moses.

Moshe is the name given by Pharaoh’s daughter to the infant that she “drew from the water,” since the Hebrew word for “drew him” (mishitihu) is linked with the word “Moshe.” Doesn’t this imply that Pharaoh’s daughter spoke Hebrew? And what name did Moshe’s parents give him?

Moshe is the Hebrew version of the masculine given name Moses. Bearers include: Moshe Arens (1925–2019), Israeli politician; Moshe Bejski (1921–2007), Israeli judge; Moshe Brener (born 1971), Israeli basketball player; Moshe Czerniak (1910–1984), Israeli chess master; Moshe Dayan (1915–1981), Israeli military leader and politician