הֹושֵׁעַ

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H1954

Transliteration: Hôwshêaʻ

Pronunciation: ho-shay'-ah

Definition: Hosea

Original: הושׁע

Transliteration: hôshêa‛

Phonetic: ho-shay'-ah

BDB Definition:

Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation"

family name of Joshua, the son of Nun
the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel
son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II
a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David
an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Origin: from H3467" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3467

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine