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Lexicon :: Strong's H1954 - hôšēaʿ

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הוֹשֵׁעַ
Transliteration
hôšēaʿ
Pronunciation
ho-shay'-ah
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From יָשַׁע (H3467)
Strong’s Definitions

הוֹשֵׁעַ Hôwshêaʻ, ho-shay'-ah; from H3467; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites:—Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1954 in the following manner: Hoshea (11x), Hosea (3x), Oshea (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1954 in the following manner: Hoshea (11x), Hosea (3x), Oshea (3x).

  1. Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation"

    1. family name of Joshua, the son of Nun

    2. the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel

    3. son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II

    4. a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David

    5. an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הוֹשֵׁעַ Hôwshêaʻ, ho-shay'-ah; from H3467; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites:—Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
STRONGS H1954: Abbreviations
הוֺשֵׁעַ proper name, masculine (salvation; on form, compare הַשְׁמֵד הַמְשֵׁל on pronunciation see HptZA ii, 261 Anm. 2 JagerBAS i, 468) —
1. original name of Joshua according to Numbers 13:8,16 (P), Αυση, compare Deuteronomy 32:44 (J; probably error, see Dr), Ιησους, see יְהוֺשׁוּעַ above
2. last king of Israel 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1,3,4,6; 2 Kings 18:1,9,10, Ωσηε
3. the prophet Hosea Hosea 1:1, 2 (twice in verse), Ωσηε
4. an Ephraimite chief under David 1 Chronicles 27:20, Ωση (ε)
5. a chief under Nehemiah Nehemiah 10:24, Ωσηθα, Ωσηε
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

13:8; 13:16

Deuteronomy

32:44

2 Kings

15:30; 17:1; 17:3; 17:4; 17:6; 18:1; 18:9; 18:10

1 Chronicles

27:20

Nehemiah

10:24

Hosea

1:1; 1:2