First names in Hebrew

First name Moish: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

משה

Gematria value: 345

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Moish is written משה

RecommendedמשהThe original spellingMoish is a pet form of Moshe, Moses, משה in Hebrew.Value: 345

מוישAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 356

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Moish mean?

Meaning: pet form of Moshe, "drawn from the water"
Origin: Hebrew

Moish is the pet form of Moishe, the Yiddish pronunciation of Moshe, used every day in Orthodox families. Moshe, Moses in English, means “drawn from the water”: Pharaoh's daughter names him so, “for I drew him out of the water” (Exodus 2:10).

Gematria

Moish = 345

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. משה has 3 letters:

מthe letter Mem40
שthe letter Shin300
הthe letter He5
Total345

Written מויש (as it sounds in English), Moish is worth 356.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Moish, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Moish, in nine pages

Moish, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
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Moish, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Moish in three answers

How do you write Moish in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Moish is written משה. Moish is a pet form of Moshe, Moses, משה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מויש.

What is the gematria value of Moish?
Written משה, Moish is worth 345: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter He (5). Written מויש (as it sounds in English), it is worth 356.

What does Moish mean?
Pet form of Moshe, "drawn from the water (origin: Hebrew). Moish is the pet form of Moishe, the Yiddish pronunciation of Moshe, used every day in Orthodox families. Moshe, Moses in English, means “drawn from the water”: Pharaoh's daughter names him so, “for I drew him out of the water” (Exodus 2:10).

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).