מֹשֶׁה mosheh
Hebrew word for “Moses” · Strong’s H4872 · used 766 times in 704 verses
Meaning
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10;
How it is translated
Glosses given for mosheh in context, with how often each is used:
- moses 762
- against moses 3
- like moses 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 290 | 17.4 | |
| Numbers | 233 | 14.2 | |
| Leviticus | 86 | 7.2 | |
| Joshua | 58 | 5.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 38 | 2.7 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 12 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 9 | 0.8 | |
| Psalms | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Nehemiah | 7 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Kings | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Judges | 4 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Kings | 4 | 0.3 |
Also in 7 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 16 (21), Leviticus 8 (20), Numbers 31 (18), Exodus 16 (16), Exodus 32 (16), Exodus 18 (15), Exodus 4 (13), Exodus 8 (13), Exodus 40 (13), Exodus 6 (12)
Forms
- משׁה 726
- למשׁה 17
- ומשׁה 16
- במשׁה 4
- ובמשׁה 2
- כמשׁה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mosheh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 141
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 176
- צָוָה tsavah “to command” 133
- מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim “Egypt” 59
- פַּרְעֹה paroh “Pharaoh” 45
- עֵדָה edah “congregation” 37
- אֹהֶל ohel “tent” 43
- יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 58
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 50
- דָּבָר davar “word” 56
- תּוֹרָה torah “instruction” 33
- מוֹעֵד moed “meeting” 33
Key verses
The verses using mosheh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 3:6 — 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…
- Exodus 10:3 — And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let…
- Exodus 13:3 — And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you…
- Exodus 14:13 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have…
- Leviticus 10:3 — Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be…
- Numbers 16:46 — And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an…
- Deuteronomy 31:16 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the…
- Joshua 1:5 — There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake…
- Joshua 22:5 — But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his…
- Ezra 7:6 — This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his…
- Isaiah 63:11 — Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he…
- Jeremiah 15:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go…
See all 704 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.