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מֹשֶׁה H4872

H4872 is the Hebrew word מֹשֶׁה, transliterated Môsheh and said mo-sheh'. The King James Version most often renders it moses.

Word: מֹשֶׁהTransliteration: MôshehSaid: mo-sheh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 654 verses

What it means

Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.

Where it comes from

from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 691 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

moses 651×moses' 16×against moses 11×came to pass when moses 4×according to all that moses 2×now moses 1×wherefore do ye moses 1×came to pass as moses 1×till moses 1×only by moses 1×before moses 1×themselves together against moses 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Moses.

Verses using מֹשֶׁה

The first 40 of 654 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 2:10 · KJV

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Exodus 2:11 · KJV

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Exodus 2:14 · KJV

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

Exodus 2:15 · KJV

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Exodus 2:17 · KJV

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Exodus 2:21 · KJV

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Exodus 3:1 · KJV

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 3:3 · KJV

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Exodus 3:4 · KJV

And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Exodus 3:6 · KJV

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Exodus 3:11 · KJV

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exodus 3:13 · KJV

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

Exodus 3:14 · KJV

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Exodus 3:15 · KJV

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 4:1 · KJV

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:3 · KJV

And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

Exodus 4:4 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

Exodus 4:10 · KJV

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Exodus 4:14 · KJV

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

Exodus 4:18 · KJV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 4:19 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

Exodus 4:20 · KJV

And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

Exodus 4:21 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

Exodus 4:27 · KJV

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

Exodus 4:28 · KJV

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

Exodus 4:29 · KJV

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

Exodus 4:30 · KJV

And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

Exodus 5:1 · KJV

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

Exodus 5:4 · KJV

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

Exodus 5:20 · KJV

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Exodus 5:22 · KJV

And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, LORD, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

Exodus 6:1 · KJV

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

Exodus 6:2 · KJV

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

Exodus 6:9 · KJV

And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Exodus 6:10 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 6:12 · KJV

And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Exodus 6:13 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 6:20 · KJV

And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

Exodus 6:26 · KJV

These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.

Exodus 6:27 · KJV

These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4872 mean?

H4872 is the Hebrew word מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh), meaning Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.

How is H4872 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it moses (651 times), moses' (16 times), against moses (11 times), came to pass when moses (4 times), according to all that moses (2 times), among others.

How many times does H4872 appear in the Bible?

מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh) is tagged in 654 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4872 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4871 (מָשָׁה); drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued.

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