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As a new comer to biblical hebrew I am struck by
the similarity between the name Moses and the hebrew verb 'mashah'
which means 'to draw out' or 'to save/rescue' When the vocalisation is not
used the two words are identical in form and I wonder is there some possibility
that the name Moses may have some link to this verb or indeed is the verb a
possible source for the name.
Could the name Moses be a personification of an
ancient hebrew myth of a rescuer, and not one of the more traditional
explanations?
I fear that my little theory will crumble when I
see the replys to my e-mail but believe me Hebrew is a very rare animal indeed
in Ireland and my knowledge is very limited but I hope growing.
Noel O'Riordan.
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