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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1954 - Hosea

Strong's No.:H1954

Hebrew:הוֹשֵׁעַ

Transliteration:Hôwshêaʻ

Phonetic:ho-shay'-ah

Word Origin:From H3467

Bible Usage:{Hosea} {Hoshea} Oshea.

Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

deliverer; {Hoshea} the name of five Israelites


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

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


Bible References:
Hosea

Translation
Occurrences:
Hosea ( 3 )
Hoshea ( 11 )
Oshea ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.