moses

Questions about moses

What does moses mean?

moses means "(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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in moses?

moses has 2 syllables: mo-ses. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmoʊzəs/.

What is another word for moses?

Close synonyms include Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moses a common word?

moses is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.