MOSES

Moses

(noun) (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

Moses, Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses

(noun) United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Moses

The pharaonic patriarch who led the slaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.

A male given name from Hebrew.

A surname.

A dialect of the Columbia-Wenatchi language

(US, African American culture) pseudonym for Harriet Tubman

Synonyms

(Jewish male given name)

• Moishe

• Moshe

Noun

Moses

A large flatboat used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.

Interjection

Moses

An exclamation of shock.

Anagrams

• Mosse

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"ses, n.

Definition: A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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