Hosea — the meaning of the Hebrew name הוֹשֵׁעַ
הוֹשֵׁעַ
Hôwshêaʻ · pronounced ho-shay'-ah · Strong's H1954 · a man · also spelled Hoshea, Oshea
Hosea means deliverer.
Built from
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ (from, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H3467; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites.
First appearance
Num 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. (KJV)
Every verse that names Hosea
15 occurrences in 15 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Hosea
Num 13:8Num 13:16Deut 32:442Kgs 15:302Kgs 17:12Kgs 17:32Kgs 17:42Kgs 17:62Kgs 18:12Kgs 18:92Kgs 18:101Chr 27:20Neh 10:24Hos 1:1Hos 1:2
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