Strong's H1954 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hôwshêaʻ)

Pronunciation: ho-shay'-ah

POS: ho-shay'-ah Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; deliverer;

Definition: from יָשַׁע; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites; Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

KJV Usage: Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation"
• 2. 1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun
• 3. 2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel
• 4. 3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II
• 5. 4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David
• 6. 5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G5617

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