First names in Hebrew

First name Moishe: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

משה

Gematria value: 345

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Moishe is written משה

Moishe is the Yiddish pronunciation of Moshe, Moses, משה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Moishe mean?

Meaning: "drawn from the water"
Origin: Hebrew

Moishe is the way Moshe was pronounced in Yiddish, and it is still very much alive in Hasidic and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. 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

Moishe = 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

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 Moishe, 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

Moishe, in nine pages

• Moishe, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Moishe
• Moishe, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Moishe in three answers

How do you write Moishe in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Moishe is written משה. Moishe is the Yiddish pronunciation of Moshe, Moses, משה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Moishe?
Written משה, Moishe is worth 345: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter He (5).

What does Moishe mean?
Drawn from the water (origin: Hebrew). Moishe is the way Moshe was pronounced in Yiddish, and it is still very much alive in Hasidic and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. 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).