Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moshe

/ˈmoʊʃɛ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: moshe
IPA: /ˈmoʊʃɛ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.

name

Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew. 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’.

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: msj

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊʃɛ/

Inflected Forms

Moishe (alternative) Moses (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Moses

Synonyms

Moses

Rhymes With

eh heh ke yeh leh hsieh pirouette reh bue sneh

Questions

How do you pronounce moshe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊʃɛ/.
What does moshe mean?: A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.
Where does moshe come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

How to pronounce moshe

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