Moshe

//ˈmoʊʃɛ// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

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"Moshe was the greatest of the prophets, but he was not a perfect person."

Etymology

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’.

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