| Strong's Number: 01954 | | | Original Word | Word Origin | | [Xwh | from (03467) | | Transliterated Word | TDNT Entry | | Howshea` | None | | Phonetic Spelling | Parts of Speech | | ho-shay'-ah
| Proper Name Masculine |
| | Definition | Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation" - family name of Joshua, the son of Nun
- the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel
- son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II
- a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David
- an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
| | | | King James Word Usage - Total: 16 | | Hoshea 11, Hosea 3, Oshea 3 | | |
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