moses
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• noun
In the Hebrew Bible, the central Hebrew prophet, leader, and lawgiver who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
"The narrative of Moses leading the Israelites across the Red Sea is a foundational story in Abrahamic traditions."
By extension, a leader, deliverer, or lawgiver of great authority who guides a group of people out of hardship or oppression.
"Harriet Tubman was widely admired as the Moses of her people for guiding enslaved individuals to freedom along the Underground Railroad."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Moses, from Ancient Greek Mōysēs, from Biblical Hebrew Mōšeh, traditionally interpreted in Exodus as meaning 'drawn out of the water' and likely derived from an Ancient Egyptian element msy meaning 'son' or 'born of'.
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