מֹשֶֽׁה
𐤌𐤔𐤄
mosheh
Moses
from מָשָׁה; drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver; Moses.
H4872
Numbers 31:21 · Word #16
Lexicon H4872
| Lemma | מֹשֶׁה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Môsheh |
| Strong's | H4872 |
| In-context | Moses |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H4872-04
Drawn-Out-One
| Root | משׁה (m-š-h) |
| Core Meanings | to draw out, pull out, extract, lift from water |
| Semantic Range | Primarily the personal name of Israel’s deliverer and lawgiver; etymologically connected to being drawn out (especially from water), and by extension associated with deliverance. |
| Conceptual Significance | Mosheh stands as the central human mediator of the Torah, the one drawn out from death in the Nile and later used by יהוה to draw out Israel from Egypt. His name encapsulates both his origin story and his divinely appointed role as deliverer. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (HNp). Personal name formed from the verbal root משׁה, likely functioning as a passive participial idea, "one who is drawn out." |
| Rendering Rationale | The name מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh) derives from the root משׁה, "to draw out," reflecting Exodus 2:10 where he is drawn out of the water. Rendering it as "Drawn-Out-One" preserves the passive sense of the Qal idea and reflects the masculine singular proper noun form (HNp). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root משׁה (to draw out, pull out, extract, lift from water)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4872-01 |
bemosheh | in Mosheh (the Drawn-Out-One) |
H4872-02 |
kemosheh | like Mosheh, the Drawn-Out-One |
H4872-03 |
lemosheh | to Mosheh (the Drawn-Out One) |
H5250-01 |
nimeshi | Drawn-Out One (masculine singular proper name) |
H4872-05 |
umosheh | and Drawn-Out-One |
H4872-06 |
uvemosheh | and in Mosheh (the Drawn-Out-One) |
H4872-07 |
vemosheh | against Mosheh, the Drawn-Out-One |
H4871-01 |
yamesheni | he draws me out |
Word Usage (766 occurrences of H4872)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 2:10 | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses |
| Exodus 2:11 | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses |
| Exodus 2:14 | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses |