Lexical Definition

‎מֹשֶׁה‎ Môsheh (mo-sheh') Moses ^N:N-M-P
from ‎מָשָׁה‎; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued

Moses.

• § Moses = "drawn"
• Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver

1) the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus

See Greek: Μωσεύς

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10
• son of: Amram (עַמְרָם) and Jochebed (יוֹכֶבֶד)
• brother of: Aaron (אַהֲרוֹן) and Miriam (מִרְיָם); married to Zipporah (צִפֹּרָה)
• father of: Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם) and Eliezer (אֱלִיעֶזֶר); also called Manasseh at Jdg.18.30

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: מֹשֶׁה
‎משֶׂה‎₇₆₇ proper name, masculine Moses, the great Hebrew leader, prophet and lawgiver (probably = Egyptian mes, mesu, child, son, Eb^{GS 539}, compare Di^{Exod 2:10, where} see also older (abandoned) etymology); — ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Exod 2:10 + ‎משֶׁ֑ה‎ vExod 2:15 +; name occurs 706 t. in Hexateuch (Exodus 290 t, Leviticus 86 t., Numbers 233 t., Deuteronomy 38 t., Joshua 59 t.), Judges 4 t. + Judg 18:30 where read ‎משֶׁה‎ for ‎מְנַשֶּׁה‎ (compare GFM); 1Sam 12:6; 1Sam 12:8, Kings 10 t., Mic 6:4; Jer 15:1; Isa 63:11; Isa 63:12; Mal 3:22*; Ps 77:21* + 7 t.; Chronicles 3 t., Dan 9:11; Dan 9:13 — Moses was son of Amram and Jochebed Exod 6:20; Num 26:59 (both P), 1Chr 5:29*; 1Chr 23:13 of tribe of Levi Exod 2:1 (E; compare also foregoing); (younger) brother of Aaron Exod 4:14 (J), Exod 7:1; Exod 7:2; Exod 7:7 (P), etc., and brother of Miriam Num 26:59 (P), 1Chr 5:29* (compare Exod 15:20 E); called prophet Deut 18:15; Deut 18:18; Deut 34:10 agent by whom ‎׳‎‎י‎ gave law Exod 20:19; Exod 20:20; Exod 20:21; Exod 20:22 (E) +; especially P (‎כַּאֲשֶׁר‎ ‎׳‎‎אֶתמֿ‎ ‎׳‎‎צִוָּת י‎, etc.), Exod 39:1; Exod 39:5; Exod 39:7; Exod 39:21; Exod 39:26; Exod 39:29; Exod 39:31; Exod 40:19; Exod 40:21; Exod 40:25; Exod 40:27; Exod 40:29; Exod 40:32; Lev 7:38; Lev 8:9; Lev 8:13; Lev 8:17; Lev 8:27; Lev 8:29 + often; lawgiver Deut 33:4; Josh 1:7; Josh 1:13 (D) +; priest, ‎וְאַהֲרֹן בְּכִהֲנָיו‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 99:6. Phrases are — (‎עַבְדּוֺ‎, ‎עַבְדִּי‎, etc.) ‎׳‎‎עֶבֶר י‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Exod 14:31 (J), Num 12:7(E), Deut 34:5(JE), Josh 1:1 (D) + 15 t. Joshua. (D); 1Kgs 8:53; 1Kgs 8:56; 2Kgs 18:12; 2Kgs 21:8; Mal 3:22*; 2Chr 1:3; 2Chr 24:6; Neh 1:8; Neh 9:14; Ps 105:26 ‎עֶבֶד אלהים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 1Chr 6:34*; 1Chr 24:9; Neh 10:30*; Dan 9:11 ‎אִישׁ הָאֱלּהִים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ezra 3:2; Ps 90:1 ‎׳‎‎תּוֺרַת מ‎ Josh 8:32 (D), 1Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 23:25; Mal 3:22*; 2Chr 23:18; 2Chr 30:16; Ezra 3:2; Ezra 7:6; Dan 9:11; Dan 9:13 ‎׳‎‎סֵפֶר מ‎ 2Chr 25:4; 2Chr 35:12; Neh 13:1 ‎׳‎‎סֵפֶר תּוֺרַת מ‎ Josh 8:13 (D), Josh 23:6 (D), 2Kgs 14:6; Neh 8:1. [‎מַשֶּׁה‎] see ‎נשׁה‎ ‎מְשׁוֺאָה‎, ‎מְשֹׁאָה‎ see II. ‎שׁוא‎. ‎מַשּׁוּאוֺת‎ see II. ‎נשׁא‎. ‎מְשׁוֺבָב‎ see ‎שׁוב‎ ‎מְשׁוּבָה‎ see ‎שׁוב‎. [‎מְשּׁוּגָה‎] see ‎שׁוג‎ ‎מָשׁוֺט‎, [‎מִשּׁוֺט‎] see ‎שׁוט‎

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Profile

Male • Son of Amram • Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Moses was a prophet whom God used to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt and give them the law.

• A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10;
• referred to as Moses or "his" (KJV= Moses) מֹשֶׁה, or Moses מֹשֶׁה, or Moses (=LXX, KJV= Manasseh) מְנַשֶּׁה, or Moses Μωσεύς;
• son of Amram עַמְרָם and Jochebed יוֹכֶבֶד;
• a brother of Aaron אַהֲרוֹן and Miriam מִרְיָם;
• husband of Zipporah צִפֹּרָה;
• father of Gershom גֵּרְשֹׁם and Eliezer אֱלִיעֶזֶר.

Moses was born to Amram and Jochebed, Levites in Egypt, at a time when Pharaoh had commanded that all Hebrew male infants be killed (Exodus 2:1-2). His mother hid him for three months, then placed him in a basket on the Nile where Pharaoh's daughter found and adopted him (Exodus 2:3-10). As an adult, Moses killed an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew and fled to Midian (Exodus 2:11-15). There he married Zipporah and worked as a shepherd for his father-in-law Jethro (Exodus 2:16-22).

God appeared to Moses in a burning bush and called him to lead Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 3-4). Moses, along with his brother Aaron, went to Pharaoh demanding that he let Israel go (Exodus 5:1). Through a series of ten plagues, God compelled Pharaoh to release the Israelites (Exodus 7-12). Moses led them out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and to Mount Sinai (Exodus 13-19). There God gave Moses the law and instructions for the tabernacle (Exodus 20-31).

While Moses was on the mountain, Israel made and worshiped a golden calf (Exodus 32). Moses interceded for the people and God relented from destroying them (Exodus 32-34). Moses oversaw the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 35-40). He led Israel for forty years in the wilderness, mediating between them and God (Numbers, Deuteronomy). God prohibited Moses from entering Canaan because of his disobedience at Meribah (Numbers 20:1-13). Before his death, Moses viewed the promised land from Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1-4). He died at 120 years old and was buried by God (Deuteronomy 34:5-8).

The New Testament refers to Moses as the giver of the law (John 1:17), a type of Christ (John 3:14), and the greatest prophet of the old covenant (Acts 3:22-23).

All entries for Moses: מֹשֶׁה ☩ מֹשֶׁה ☩ מְנַשֶּׁה ☩ Μωσεύς

Related Profiles:

• Amram (father)
• Jochebed (mother)
• Zipporah (spouse)
• Aaron (sibling)
• Miriam (sibling)
• Gershom (child)
• Eliezer (child)