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Definition: Moses |
MosesNoun1. (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. 2. United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Moses" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a son", "to deliver", "to draw out", "taken out", "drawn forth". |
Date "Moses" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references) |
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Bible | Moses drawn (or Egypt. mesu, "son;" hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years before the birth of Moses. Some centuries before Joseph, Egypt had been conquered by a pastoral Semitic race from Asia, the Hyksos, who brought into cruel subjection the native Egyptians, who were an African race. Jacob and his retinue were accustomed to a shepherd's life, and on their arrival in Egypt were received with favour by the king, who assigned them the "best of the land", the land of Goshen, to dwell in. The Hyksos or "shepherd" king who thus showed favour to Joseph and his family was in all probability the Pharaoh Apopi (or Apopis). Thus favoured, the Israelites began to "multiply exceedingly" (Gen. 47:27), and extended to the west and south. At length the supremacy of the Hyksos came to an end. The descendants of Jacob were allowed to retain their possession of Goshen undisturbed, but after the death of Joseph their position was not so favourable. The Egyptians began to despise them, and the period of their "affliction" (Gen. 15:13) commenced. They were sorely oppressed. They continued, however, to increase in numbers, and "the land was filled with them" (Ex. 1:7). The native Egyptians regarded them with suspicion, so that they felt all the hardship of a struggle for existence. In process of time "a king [probably Seti I.] arose who knew not Joseph" (Ex. 1:8). (See PHARAOH.) The circumstances of the country were such that this king thought it necessary to weaken his Israelite subjects by oppressing them, and by degrees reducing their number. They were accordingly made public slaves, and were employed in connection with his numerous buildings, especially in the erection of store-cities, temples, and palaces. The children of Israel were made to serve with rigour. Their lives were made bitter with hard bondage, and "all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour" (Ex. 1:13, 14). But this cruel oppression had not the result expected of reducing their number. On the contrary, "the more the Egyptians afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew" (Ex. 1:12). The king next tried, through a compact secretly made with the guild of midwives, to bring about the destruction of all the Hebrew male children that might be born. But the king's wish was not rigorously enforced; the male children were spared by the midwives, so that "the people multiplied" more than ever. Thus baffled, the king issued a public proclamation calling on the people to put to death all the Hebrew male children by casting them into the river (Ex. 1:22). But neither by this edict was the king's purpose effected. One of the Hebrew households into which this cruel edict of the king brought great alarm was that of Amram, of the family of the Kohathites (Ex. 6:16-20), who with his wife Jochebed and two children, Miriam, a girl of perhaps fifteen years of age, and Aaron, a boy of three years, resided in or near Memphis, the capital city of that time. In this quiet home a male child was born (B.C. 1571). His mother concealed him in the house for three months from the knowledge of the civic authorities. But when the task of concealment became difficult, Jochebed contrived to bring her child under the notice of the daughter of the king by constructing for him an ark of bulrushes, which she laid among the flags which grew on the edge of the river at the spot where the princess was wont to come down and bathe. Her plan was successful. The king's daughter "saw the child; and behold the child wept." The princess (see PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER ¯T0002924 [1]) sent Miriam, who was standing by, to fetch a nurse. She went and brought the mother of the child, to whom the princess said, "Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages." Thus Jochebed's child, whom the princess called "Moses", i.e., "Saved from the water" (Ex. 2:10), was ultimately restored to her. As soon as the natural time for weaning the child had come, he was transferred from the humble abode of his father to the royal palace, where he was brought up as the adopted son of the princess, his mother probably accompanying him and caring still for him. He grew up amid all the grandeur and excitement of the Egyptian court, maintaining, however, probably a constant fellowship with his mother, which was of the highest importance as to his religious belief and his interest in his "brethren." His education would doubtless be carefully attended to, and he would enjoy all the advantages of training both as to his body and his mind. He at length became "learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians" (Acts 7:22). Egypt had then two chief seats of learning, or universities, at one of which, probably that of Heliopolis, his education was completed. Moses, being now about twenty years of age, spent over twenty more before he came into prominence in Bible history. These twenty years were probably spent in military service. There is a tradition recorded by Josephus that he took a lead in the war which was then waged between Egypt and Ethiopia, in which he gained renown as a skilful general, and became "mighty in deeds" (Acts 7:22). After the termination of the war in Ethiopia, Moses returned to the Egyptian court, where he might reasonably have expected to be loaded with honours and enriched with wealth. But "beneath the smooth current of his life hitherto, a life of alternate luxury at the court and comparative hardness in the camp and in the discharge of his military duties, there had lurked from childhood to youth, and from youth to manhood, a secret discontent, perhaps a secret ambition. Moses, amid all his Egyptian surroundings, had never forgotten, had never wished to forget, that he was a Hebrew." He now resolved to make himself acquainted with the condition of his countrymen, and "went out unto his brethren, and looked upon their burdens" (Ex. 2:11). This tour of inspection revealed to him the cruel oppression and bondage under which they everywhere groaned, and could not fail to press on him the serious consideration of his duty regarding them. The time had arrived for his making common cause with them, that he might thereby help to break their yoke of bondage. He made his choice accordingly (Heb. 11:25-27), assured that God would bless his resolution for the welfare of his people. He now left the palace of the king and took up his abode, probably in his father's house, as one of the Hebrew people who had for forty years been suffering cruel wrong at the hands of the Egyptians. He could not remain indifferent to the state of things around him, and going out one day among the people, his indignation was roused against an Egyptian who was maltreating a Hebrew. He rashly lifted up his hand and slew the Egyptian, and hid his body in the sand. Next day he went out again and found two Hebrews striving together. He speedily found that the deed of the previous day was known. It reached the ears of Pharaoh (the "great Rameses," Rameses II.), who "sought to slay Moses" (Ex. 2:15). Moved by fear, Moses fled from Egypt, and betook himself to the land of Midian, the southern part of the peninsula of Sinai, probably by much the same route as that by which, forty years afterwards, he led the Israelites to Sinai. He was providentially led to find a new home with the family of Reuel, where he remained for forty years (Acts 7:30), under training unconsciously for his great life's work. Suddenly the angel of the Lord appeared to him in the burning bush (Ex. 3), and commissioned him to go down to Egypt and "bring forth the children of Israel" out of bondage. He was at first unwilling to go, but at length he was obedient to the heavenly vision, and left the land of Midian (4:18-26). On the way he was met by Aaron (q.v.) and the elders of Israel (27-31). He and Aaron had a hard task before them; but the Lord was with them (ch. 7-12), and the ransomed host went forth in triumph. (See EXODUS.) After an eventful journey to and fro in the wilderness, we see them at length encamped in the plains of Moab, ready to cross over the Jordan into the Promised Land. There Moses addressed the assembled elders (Deut. 1:1-4; 5:1-26:19; 27:11-30:20), and gives the people his last counsels, and then rehearses the great song (Deut. 32), clothing in fitting words the deep emotions of his heart at such a time, and in review of such a marvellous history as that in which he had acted so conspicious a part. Then, after blessing the tribes (33), he ascends to "the mountain of Nebo (q.v.), to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho" (34:1), and from thence he surveys the land. "Jehovah shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar" (Deut. 34:2-3), the magnificient inheritance of the tribes of whom he had been so long the leader; and there he died, being one hundred and twenty years old, according to the word of the Lord, and was buried by the Lord "in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor" (34:6). The people mourned for him during thirty days. Thus died "Moses the man of God" (Deut. 33:1; Josh. 14:6). He was distinguished for his meekness and patience and firmness, and "he endured as seeing him who is invisible." "There arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel" (Deut. 34:10-12). The name of Moses occurs frequently in the Psalms and Prophets as the chief of the prophets. In the New Testament he is referred to as the representative of the law and as a type of Christ (John 1:17; 2 Cor. 3:13-18; Heb. 3:5, 6). Moses is the only character in the Old Testament to whom Christ likens himself (John 5:46; comp. Deut. 18:15, 18, 19; Acts 7:37). In Heb. 3:1-19 this likeness to Moses is set forth in various particulars. In Jude 1:9 mention is made of a contention between Michael and the devil about the body of Moses. This dispute is supposed to have had reference to the concealment of the body of Moses so as to prevent idolatry. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Biographical Satire | MOSES, whose whereabouts in the dark has puzzled all generations. Born in the bullrushes of Egypt. Entered politics as the son of Pharaoh's daughter and the leader of the Ghetto. When M. waxed astute, after the manner of his people, he discovered there were not sufficient shekels for himself and countrymen in the land of Egypt. He pleaded and plagued the king for permission to close the pawn shops and clothing stores. Now in those days the children of Egypt were wont to patronize the bazaars of the children of the Chosen, and Pharaoh was wroth within himself and refused the passports. The brave rabbi closed the kosher meat stores and took ship's leave. Adopting an original compass, he made forced marches to the Red Sea. Here the synagogue was overtaken by Pharaoh and his army. M. spilled the sea on them and marched on. From this time the journey to the Promised Land was slow. Whether this was due to good business or sore feet history does not relate. M. later climbed a mountain and received the ten commandments. After breaking them he returned to camp. He died before the journey was complete. Publications: Histories. Ambition: A railroad from Cairo to Jerusalem. Recreation: Tennis and camel racing. Also enjoyed tent life. Address: Care of Jewish Legation. MOSES, Holy, no relation of the above. He was the fellow who came around when you hit your finger with the hammer. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you see Moses, means personal gain and a connubial alliance which will be a source of sweet congratulation to yourself. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Slang in 1811 | MOSES. To stand Moses: a man is said to stand Moses when he has another man's bastard child fathered upon him, and he is obliged by the parish to maintain it. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. He received the will of God on Mount Sinai, which he then wrote down. The Torah also contains the life story of Moses and his people till his death at the age of 120 years old. It has been traditionally assumed that Moses wrote all, or almost all, of the Torah, and this is stll the view of much of Christianity and most of Orthodox Judaism. However, advances in higher criticism have convinced several Bible scholars that this work, in the form we know it today, was edited together from several earlier sources. This idea is discussed in the entry on the documentary hypothesis.
The birth of Moses occurred at a time when Pharaoh had commanded that all male children born to Hebrew captives should be killed. Jochebed, the wife of the Levite Amram, bore a son, and kept him concealed for three months. When she could keep him hidden no longer, rather than deliver him to be killed, she set him adrift on the Nile river in an ark of bulrushes. The daughter of Pharaoh discovered the baby and adopted him as her son, and named him "Moses."
When Moses was grown to manhood, he went one day to see how it fared with his brethren, bondmen to the Egyptians. Seeing an Egyptian maltreating a Hebrew, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand, supposing that no one who would be disposed to reveal the matter knew of it. The next day, seeing two Hebrews quarreling, he endeavored to separate them, whereupon the Hebrew who was wronging his brother taunted Moses with slaying the Egyptian. Moses soon discovered from a higher source that the affair was known, and that Pharaoh was likely to put him to death for it; he therefore made his escape to the Sinaitic Peninsula and settled with Hobab, or Jethro, priest of Midian, whose daughter Zipporah he in due time married. There he sojourned forty years, following the occupation of a shepherd, during which time his son Gershom was born (Ex. ii., 11-22).
One day, as Moses led his flock to Mount Horeb, he saw a bush burning without being consumed. When he turned aside to look more closely at the marvel, God spoke to him from the bush revealing his Name YHVH to Moses. God also commissioned him to return to Egypt and deliver his brethren from their bondage. He then returned to Egypt (Ex. 4. 1-9, 20). Moses was met on his arrival in Egypt by his elder brother, Aaron, and gained a hearing with his oppressed brethren (Ex. 4. 27-31). It was a more difficult matter, however, to persuade Pharaoh to let the Hebrews depart. This was not accomplished until God sent ten plagues upon the Egyptians. These plagues culminated in the slaying of the Egyptian first-born (Ex. 12. 29), whereupon such terror seized the Egyptians that they urged the Hebrews to leave.
The children of Israel, with their flocks and herds, started toward the eastern border at the southern part of the Isthmus of Suez. The long procession moved slowly, and found it necessary to encamp three times before passing the Egyptian frontier at the Bitter Lakes. Meanwhile Pharaoh had repented and was in pursuit of them with a large army (Ex. 14. 5-9). Shut in between this army and the Red Sea, or the Bitter Lakes, which were then connected with it, the Israelites despaired, but YHVH (the LORD) divided the waters of the sea so that they passed safely across; when the Egyptians attempted to follow, He permitted the waters to return upon them and drown them (Ex. xiv. 10-31). Moses led the Hebrews to Sinai, or Horeb, where Jethro celebrated their coming by a great sacrifice in the presence of Moses, Aaron, and the elders of Israel (Ex. 18). At Horeb, or Sinai, YHVH welcomed Moses upon the sacred mountain and talked with him face to face (Ex. 19). He gave him the Ten Commandments and the Law and entered into a covenant with Israel through him. This covenant bound God to be Israel's God, if Israel would keep God's commandments.
Moses and the Israelites sojourned at Sinai about a year (cf. Num. 10. 11), and Moses had frequent communications from God. As a result of these the Tabernacle, according to the last chapters of Exodus, was constructed, the priestly law ordained, the plan of encampment arranged both for the Levites and the non-priestly tribes (cf. Num. 1. 50 - 2. 34), and the Tabernacle consecrated. While at Sinai Joshua had become general of the armies of Israel and the special minister, or assistant, of Moses (Ex. 17. 9). From Sinai Moses led the people to Kadesh, whence the spies were sent to Canaan. Upon the return of the spies the people were so discouraged by their report that they refused to go forward, and were condemned to remain in the wilderness until that generation had passed away.
After the lapse of thirty-eight years, Moses led the people eastward. Having gained friendly permission, they passed through the territory of the Edomites, descendants of Esau, and through the land of Moab. But Sihon, king of the Amorites, whose capital was at Heshbon, refused permission, and was conquered by Moses, who allotted his territory to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. Og, King of Bashan, was similarly overthrown, and his territory assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh.
After all this was accomplished Moses was warned that he would not be permitted to lead Israel across the Jordan, but would die on the eastern side (Num. 20. 12). He assembled the tribes and delivered to them a parting address. When this was finished, and he had pronounced a blessing upon the people, he went up Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah, looked over the country spread out before him, and died, at the age of one hundred and twenty. God Himself buried him in an unknown grave (Deut. 34.).
There is a wealth of stories and additional information about Moses in the Jewish genre of rabbinical exegesis known as Midrash, as well as in the primary works of the Jewish oral law, the Mishna and the Talmud.
For Christians, Moses -- mentioned more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure -- is often a symbol of the contrast between traditional Judaism and the teachings of Jesus. New Testament writers often made comparison of Jesus' words and deeds with Moses' in order to explain Jesus' mission. In the book of Acts, for example, the rejection of Moses by the Jews when they worshipped the golden calf is likened to the rejection of Jesus, also by the Jews.
Moses also figures into several of Jesus' messages. When he met the Pharisee Nicodemus at night in the third chapter of John, he compares Moses' lifting up of the bronze serpent in the wilderness, which any Israelite could look upon and be healed, to his own lifting up (by his death and resurrection) for the people to look upon and be healed. In the sixth chapter, Jesus responds to the people's claim that Moses provided them manna in the wilderness by saying that it was not Moses, but God, who provided. Calling himself the "bread of life", Jesus states that he is now provided to feed God's people.
Moses is also regarded as a symbol of the law, and so he is presented in all three Gospel accounts of the Transfiguration in Matthew 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9, respectively.
(to be added)Moses in the Hebrew Bible
Mission from God
In the Wilderness
The Death of Moses
Moses in Jewish thought
Moses in Christian thought
Moses in Islamic thought
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Moses."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MOSES | English | Manned Open Sea Experimentation Station | Transportation |
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Synonyms: MosesSynonyms: Anne Mary Robertson Moses (n), Grandma Moses (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) Tell me this Moses, tell me: why is it that every time you do something, I'm the one who gets into trouble? (The Prince of Egypt; writing credit: Ken Harsha; Carole Holliday) Just like he teased Moses in the desert! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Let's do like they did in the Bible: Moses spread his arms out and the Red Sea divided. (Sanford and Son; writing credit: Earl Barret; Ted Bergman) Yes, the actual Ten Commandments, the original stone tablets that Moses brought down from Mt. Arat and smashed, if you believe in that sort of thing (Raiders of the Lost Ark; writing credit: George Lucas; Philip Kaufman) | |
Lyrics | Go down, Moses (The weight; performing artist: Shannon) | |
Clever | Don't give up. Moses was once a basket case! (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Moses und Aron (1974) The Black Moses of Soul (1973) Mister Moses (1965) Båtsman och Moses Tjorven (1964) Blue Moses (1962) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Hosing down an unworthy Pollywog Lieutenant Ray Moses catches the wrath of the almighty Shellbacks Crossing the Equator on the PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Moses Lake, Washington. Credit: Geodesy - Measuring the Earth. |
 | Arial view of Moses Coulee in Grant County, Washington. Credit: Brent Cunderla. |  | Hungate Trail in Moses Coulee, Grant County, Washington. Credit: Brent Cunderla. |
 | [Isadore Dyer] / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Moses.. |  | Moses Charas Medicinae Doctor. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | The free silver Moses. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Grandma Moses donating her painting "Battle of Bennington" to Mrs. George Kuhner who accepts it for DAR] / World-Telegram p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Roger Higgins.. |
 | Senators Frank R. Gooding, Arthur Capper, C.L. McNary, and George H. Moses (left to right) full-length portrait, holding forest protection posters put out by the U.S. Forest Service. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | William Hazard and Moses Augustus Field, three-quarter length portrait, seated. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | |
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Human Rights | Panama | Three former members of the National Guard--Captains Rigoberto Garibaldo, Aquilino Sieiro, and Moses Correa--have been linked to Portugal's kidnaping and killing. (references) |
Kenya | A hearing before the Senior Resident Magistrate in Kitale in the 1997 deaths in police custody of Moses Macharia Gicheru and Lomurodo Amodoi was ongoing at year's end. (references) | |
Namibia | In 2000 the Central Intelligence Service detained Moses Nasileli, the Katima Mulilo-based head of NSHR's Caprivi office, for questioning and expelled him from the country to Zambia. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Uganda | On August 30, workers of Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel went on strike for 2 weeks following the firing of Moses Mauku, a strong unionist, in what the workers' viewed as a move to undermine the union movement. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TRICHINOSIS, n. The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy. Moses Mendlessohn having fallen ill sent for a Christian physician, who at once diagnosed the philosopher's disorder as trichinosis, but tactfully gave it another name. "You need and immediate change of diet," he said; "you must eat six ounces of pork every other day." "Pork?" shrieked the patient -- "pork? Nothing shall induce me to touch it!" "Do you mean that?" the doctor gravely asked. "I swear it!" "Good! -- then I will undertake to cure you." |
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Dennis Miller | Moses thought he could speak to God, Mohammed thought God spoke to him, Jesus thought he was the son of God. |
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| "Moses" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 92.11% of the time. "Moses" is used about 595 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 92.11% | 548 | 11,337 |
| Noun (plural) | 7.89% | 47 | 49,740 |
| Total | 100.00% | 595 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Moses" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Moses | First name Male | 20,000 | 472 |
| Moses | Last name | 19,000 | 620 |
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| "Moses" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a son", "to deliver", "to draw out", "taken out", "drawn forth". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Moses". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Pentateuch | N/A | Biblical | The five books of Moses |
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| The following table summarizes names related to "Moses." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Mose | Male | N/A | Moses |
| Moses | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Moses | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Mozes | Male | Dutch | Moses |
| Moses | Male | English | N/A |
| Moss | Male | English | Moses |
| Mózes | Male | Hungarian | Moses |
| Moishe | Male | Jewish | Moses |
| Moshe | Male | Jewish | Moses |
| Moss | Male | Jewish | Moses |
| Moisés | Male | Spanish | Moses |
| Musa | Male | Turkish | Moses |
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Expressions using "Moses": Anne Mary Robertson Moses ♦ Book of the Law of Moses ♦ grandma Moses ♦ John Moses Browning ♦ law of Moses ♦ moses basket ♦ Moses Lake ♦ Moses Lake North ♦ Moses Maimonides ♦ rabbi Moses Ben Maimon. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Moses": moses-compliant. | |
Ending with "Moses": Ra-moses. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
moses | 585 | boot camp moses raymond | 35 |
moses lake wa | 518 | hogan moses | 32 |
moses basket | 322 | bible moses | 30 |
moses lake | 182 | moses snake | 30 |
grandma moses | 114 | ed moses | 29 |
moses lake washington | 108 | district lake moses school | 29 |
lake moses state washington | 92 | cone health moses system | 28 |
cone hospital moses | 86 | elizabeth moses | 28 |
tabernacle of moses | 80 | the story of moses | 28 |
moses park robert state | 79 | moses picture | 28 |
cone moses | 72 | baby moses | 27 |
moses raymond | 72 | moses lake real estate | 27 |
robert moses | 72 | moses chan | 26 |
moses and the burning bush | 53 | hotel moses lake | 26 |
moses malone | 53 | moses red sea | 26 |
beach moses robert | 50 | moses playground robert | 24 |
apsan moses | 39 | life of moses | 24 |
coldplay moses | 37 | dodge ed moses | 22 |
moses basket baby | 37 | law moses | 22 |
moses ten commandment | 36 | edwin moses | 22 |
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| Language | Translations for "Moses"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Moisiu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 摩西 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Mojžíš. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Mozes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Moseo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Moïse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Moses (ship's boy), Mose. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | όωυσήσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Mózes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Mosé. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | osesmay moisés. (various references) Моисей. (various references) mojsije. (various references) Moisés (bassinet, moses basket). (various references) ผู้ปล"ปล่อยในคัม ีร์ฮิบรู. (various references) Moesen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 10, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi de eipon mwshV epetreyen biblion apostasiou grayai kai apolusai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui dixerunt Moses permisit libellum repudii scribere et dimittere |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hyo saigden. Moyses lyfde þt man writehiw-ge-dæles boc. & hyo for-leten. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thei seiden, Moises suffride to write a libel of forsaking, and to forsake. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they sayde: Moses suffred to wryte a testimoniall of devorsement and to put hyr awaye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 10, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Sila miingon, "Si Moises mitugot sa lalaki sa paghimog sulat-pamatuod sa pakigbulag, ug unya sa pagbulag kaniya." |
| Chinese | 他 們 說 、 摩 西 許 人 寫 了 休 書 便 可 以 休 妻 。 |
| Croatian | Oni rekoše: "Mojsije je dopustio napisati otpusno pismo i - otpustiti." |
| Danish | Men de sagde: "Moses tilstedte at skrive et Skilsmissebrev og skille sig fra hende." |
| Dutch | En zij zeiden: Mozes heeft toegelaten een scheidbrief te schrijven, en haar te verlaten. |
| Finnish | He sanoivat: "Mooses salli kirjoittaa erokirjan ja hyljätä vaimon". |
| French | Moïse, dirent-ils, a permis d`écrire une lettre de divorce et de répudier. |
| Gaelic | Thuirt iad: Thug Maois cead litir-dhealachaidh a sgriobhadh, `s a cur air falbh. |
| German | Sie sprachen; Mose hat zugelassen, einen Scheidebrief zu schreiben und sich zu scheiden. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Musa mengizinkan orang menceraikan istrinya, asal menulis surat cerai dahulu," jawab mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata mereka itu, "Musa meluluskan orang membuat surat talak, lalu menceraikan dia." |
| Italian | Dissero: «Mosè ha permesso di scrivere un atto di ripudio e di rimandarla». |
| Maori | Ka ki ratou, I tukua e Mohi kia tuhituhia he pukapuka whakarere, ka whakarere ai. |
| Norwegian | De sa: Moses har gitt lov til å skrive et skilsmissebrev og skille sig fra henne. |
| Rumanian | ,,Moise``, au zis ei, ,,a dat voie ca bqrbatul sq scrie o carte de despqryire, wi s`o lase.`` |
| Russian | пОЙ УЛБЪБМЙ: нПЙУЕК ПЪЧПМЙМ ЙУБФШ ТБЪЧП"ОПЕ ЙУШНП Й ТБЪЧП"ЙФШУС. |
| Shuar | Tutai "Papíjiai iin ajapatniun tsankatramkamiaji" tiarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Nao wakasema, "Mose aliagiza mume kumpatia mkewe hati ya talaka na kumwacha." |
| Swedish | De sade: "Moses tillstadde att en man fick skriva skiljebrev åt sin hustru och så skilja sig från henne." |
| Uma | Ratompoi' to Parisi: "Musa mpiliu tomane mpogaa' -ki tobine-na, asala nababehi ncala' sura mpogaa'." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "Moses": albumoses, anaplasmoses, anastomoses, anemoses, cosmoses, demoses, ecchymoses, electroosmoses, endosmoses, exophthalmoses, exosmoses, gummoses, histoplasmoses, hommoses, microcosmoses, osmoses, phimoses, syndesmoses, thermoses, toxoplasmoses, vamoses, zymoses. (additional references) | |
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"Moses" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amosis, Miossens, Misees, Moiseev, Mones, mooses, Morses, Moseh, Mosis, Mosissa, mosse, Mossett, Moyses, Mozes, Mtsensk. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Moses" (pronounced 'Mo"ses'): Lesses, Melasses, menses, molasses, Molosses, Waldenses. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-m-o-s-s" | |
-1 letter: mess, moss, oses, some. | |
-2 letters: ems, ess, mos, oes, oms, ose, som, sos. | |
-3 letters: em, es, me, mo, oe, om, os, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-m-o-s-s" | |
+1 letter: besoms, emboss, mesons, mioses, moseys, moshes, mossed, mosser, mosses, mouses, mousse, myoses, osmose, shmoes, smokes. | |
+2 letters: demoses, egoisms, embosks, eonisms, imposes, isomers, jetsoms, lissome, meioses, meiosis, mesteso, misdoes, mitoses, molests, momsers, momuses, morsels, moshers, mosques, mossers, mossier, mostest, mousers, moussed, mousses, mycoses, osmoles, osmosed, osmoses, schmoes, sermons, smokers, somites, stemson, vamoses, zymoses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 73 65 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- --- ... . ... |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01110011 01100101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o s e s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0073 0065 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4781857185 |
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