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הוֹשָׁמָע

𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏

Hoshama

H1953 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁמע to hear, listen, obey

Definition

A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has heard,' formed as a theophoric compound. Used exclusively as a proper noun for an Israelite individual named Hôshamaʻ, with the underlying sense emphasizing divine response to a plea or prayer.

Semantic Range

Yahweh has heard (personal name), proper noun designating a male Israelite individual; carries sense of divine attention or response

Root / Etymology

A compound of יָהּ (Yah, a short form of the tetragrammaton YHWH, 'Yahweh') and the verb שָׁמַע (to hear, listen). The name structurally means 'Yahweh has heard' or 'Yahweh listens.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name הוֹשָׁמָע (Hôwshâmâʻ) appears only in genealogical contexts (1 Chronicles 3:18), referring to a descendant in the Davidic line during the Babylonian exile. It reflects a common pattern in Israelite onomastics of forming personal names that invoke a divine act or response (theophoric sentence names). Such names typically commemorate events, prayers, or hopes. English translations typically render the name as 'Hoshama,' preserving its proper noun function, but the meaning 'Yahweh has heard' is not reflected in translation. The structure is similar to other biblical theophoric names (e.g., יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmaʻel, 'El has heard'), but with the divine element יָהּ specific to Israelite practice. The late biblical/post-exilic context of the name (in the exilic genealogy) may reflect both the persistence and adaptation of traditional Israelite naming forms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יְהֹוָה and שָׁמַע; Jehovah has heard; Hoshama, an Israelite; Hoshama.

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Root Family

שׁמע (š-m-ʿ) — to hear, listen, obey

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3460 יִשְׁמַעְיָה Yahweh hears
H4926 מִשְׁמָע to report-of
H4928 מִשְׁמַעַת their obedience
H8037 שַׁמָּא he heard
H8039 שִׁמְאָה Hearing-one

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1953-01 הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע hoshama HNp Hoshama Yahweh-has-heard 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1953-01 1 Chronicles 3:18 הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע hoshama HNp Hoshama Yahweh-has-heard
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