Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Wayne Ingalls <zechariah14 AT sbcglobal.net>]

I think the "Heber" understanding comes from the book of Jasher 68:25.  
  A whole section on the names Moses was called is in this chapter of Jasher:
   
  Jasher 68:24 And at the end of two years, when the child grew up, she 
brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he was unto her as a son, and she 
called his name Moses, for she said, Because I drew him out of the water. 
  25 And Amram his father called his name Chabar, for he said, It was for him 
that he associated with his wife whom he had turned away.
  26 And Jochebed his mother called his name Jekuthiel, Because, she said, I 
have hoped for him to the Almighty, and God restored him unto me.
  27 And Miriam his sister called him Jered, for she descended after him to 
the river to know what his end would be.
  28 And Aaron his brother called his name Abi Zanuch, saying, My father left 
my mother and returned to her on his account.
  29 And Kehath the father of Amram called his name Abigdor, because on his 
account did God repair the breach of the house of Jacob, that they could no 
longer throw their male children into the water.
  30 And their nurse called him Abi Socho, saying, In his tabernacle was he 
hidden for three months, on account of the children of Ham.
  31 And all Israel called his name Shemaiah, son of Nethanel, for they said, 
In his days has God heard their cries and rescued them from their oppressors.
  32 And Moses was in Pharaoh's house, and was unto Bathia, Pharaoh's 
daughter, as a son, and Moses grew up amongst the king's children.
  

Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com wrote:
  In a message dated 1/8/2007 10:12:02 PM Central Standard Time, 
leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il writes:


> > I realize that most authorities say the name of Moses comes from
> > ancient Egyptian ("mose," meaning "born" or "offspring," as in Thutmose) 
> > and
> > not Hebrew. This makes sense because the name was conferred on him by the
> > Egyptian princess rather than by his own parents (Ex. 2:10). Yet my 
> > Israeli
> > friends who speak modern Hebrew say Moshe comes from the Hebrew LIMSHOT,
> > meaning "to draw out," which is essentially the connection made in Ex. 
> > 2:10.
> > They say you could say, "Gary Moshe et Ha-yeled meh-Hamayim," that is, 
> > "Gary
> > is drawing out the boy from the water." In this usage, Moshe functions 
> > more
> > as a present active participle rather than as a passive, which I guess
> > brings up yet another issue (the verb form). So I'm wondering, is there
> > anything in the B-Hebrew archives about this?
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary Hedrick
> >

Hi Gary,

>From my memory, I recall his Egyptian name to be Moses, and his Hebrew name 
to be Heber. And Pharaoh's daughter called him Moses and she called him her 
son, so God said, Because you have called Moses your son, I will call you my 
daughter, Bithiah, which means daughter of God. 

Doug.
Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, Texas
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