Jebel Musa

American  

[jeb-uhl moo-sah] / ˈdʒɛb əl ˈmu sɑ /

noun

1. a mountain in northwestern Morocco, opposite Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 2,775 feet (846 meters).

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Jebel Musa British  

/ ˈdʒɛbəl ˈmuːsə /

noun

1. a mountain in NW Morocco, near the Strait of Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. Height: 850 m (2790 ft)

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Example Sentences

It stands at the foot of Mount Sinai, also known as Jebel Musa or Mount Horeb, where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments.

From Seattle Times

Ancient accounts place these columns at Gibraltar and Jebel Musa, a peak across the straits in Morocco, or Monte Hacho, a smaller mountain slightly farther east.

From New York Times

In the south is the red sandstone bastion of Jebel Musa in Morocco; in the north, the gleaming limestone massif of the still-British colonial possession the Rock of Gibraltar.

From Newsweek

"Jebel Musa!" shouted the commander a couple of hours later; and the party gathered around him again.

From Project Gutenberg

The final camping-ground, at which took place the giving of the Law, is supposed to be the Raha plain at the foot of the peak of Jebel Musa.

From Project Gutenberg