King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1954
Transliteration: Hoshea
Phonetic Spelling: (ho-shay'-ah)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "salvation", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Hoshea -- "salvation", the name of several Israelites
Word Summary
Hoshea: "salvation", the name of several Israelites
Original Word: הוֹשֵׁעַTransliteration: Hoshea
Phonetic Spelling: (ho-shay'-ah)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "salvation", the name of several Israelites
Meaning: Hoshea -- "salvation", the name of several Israelites
Strong's Concordance
Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea From yasha'; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
see HEBREW yasha'
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1954. Hoshea
הוֺשֵׁעַ proper name, masculine (salvation; on form, compare הַמְשֵׁל הַשְׁמֵד on pronunciation see HptZA ii, 261 Anm. 2 JagerBAS i, 468) —
1 original name of Joshua according to Numbers 13:8, 16 (P), ᵐ5 Αυση, compare Deuteronomy 32:44 (J; probably error, see Dr), ᵐ5 Ιησους, see יְהוֺשׁוּעַ above
2 last king of Israel 2 Kings 15:30; 17:1, 3, 4, 6; 18:1, 9, 10, ᵐ5 Ωσηε.
3 the prophet Hosea Hosea 1:1-2,(twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ωσηε.
4 an Ephraimite chief under David 1 Chronicles 27:20, ᵐ5 Ωση(ε).
5 a chief under Nehemiah Nehemiah 10:24, ᵐ5 Ωσηθα, Ωσηε.