Hoshaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name הוֹשַׁעְיָה

הוֹשַׁעְיָה

Hôwshaʻyâh · pronounced ho-shah-yaw' · Strong's H1955 · a man

Hoshaiah means Jah has saved.

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יָשַׁע yâshaʻ (from, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

from H3467 and H3050; Jah has saved; Hoshajah, the name of two Israelites.

Neh 12:32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Nehemiah, Jeremiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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