לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ
𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
Hoshea
Hoshea
Personal name, meaning 'Yahweh delivers' or more generally 'deliverance' in the sense of rescue or salvation. Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a prophet and kings or leaders.
Numbers 13:16 · Word #12
Lexicon H1954
| Lemma | הוֹשֵׁעַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Hoshea |
| Strong's | H1954 |
| Definition | Personal name, meaning 'Yahweh delivers' or more generally 'deliverance' in the sense of rescue or salvation. Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a prophet and kings or leaders. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hoshea |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1954-03
to Yah-delivers
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ('to/for') + masculine singular proper name הוֹשֵׁעַ; no pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form includes the preposition לְ ('to/for') attached to the proper name הוֹשֵׁעַ, derived from ישע ('to deliver, save'). Rendering it as 'Yah-delivers' preserves the root meaning within the theophoric personal name while reflecting the prefixed preposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Hoshea
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Deliverance |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)