הוֹשֵׁעַ
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
Hoshea
H1954 noun
SILEX Entry
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.
Semantic Range
personal name (Hoshea/Hosea), one who brings deliverance, expressions of deliverance or salvation; used of various individuals in Israelite history, especially a prophet (Hosea), a king (Hoshea), and other leaders
Root / Etymology
From the Hebrew verb יָשַׁע (y-sh-ʿ), meaning 'to deliver, save, rescue.' הוֹשֵׁעַ is most likely a shortened form, or a hypocoristic (theophoric) name based on a causative or emphatic construction, with implied subject (Yahweh or the deity as deliverer).
Historical & Contextual Notes
הוֹשֵׁעַ designates multiple figures, most notably (1) Hoshea, son of Nun, who is better known as Joshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ), leader of the Israelites after Moses; (2) Hoshea, last king of the northern kingdom of Israel. The prophet Hosea (author of the book of Hosea) also bears this name. The spelling emphasizes the concept of deliverance, though the specific saving agent is not always stated (as in Joshua's longer name, which combines the divine element יהו/יהוּ). In later Jewish and Christian literature, some of these figures are referenced using Hellenized or Latinized forms (e.g., Osee). English translations sometimes use 'Hoshea' and sometimes 'Hosea'; clarity often depends on context and tradition. Across biblical periods, personal names derived from roots of salvation were common, reflecting either hoped-for divine favor or testimony to an individual's experience or theophanic event.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from יָשַׁע; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites; Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
Bantu Hebrew
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ישע (y-š-ʿ) — to deliver, to save, to rescue
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1955 | הוֹשַׁעְיָה | Yahweh has saved |
| H3091 | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ | in YHWH-saves |
| H3442 | יֵשׁוּעַ | to Yeshua |
| H3443 | יֵשׁוּעַ | and Yeshua |
| H3444 | יְשׁוּעָה | my deliverance |
Word Forms
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1954-02 |
הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | hoshea | HNp |
Hoshea | Yahweh-delivers | 8 |
H1954-03 |
לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | lehoshea | HR/Np |
of Hoshea | to Yah-delivers | 5 |
H1954-01 |
בְּ/הוֹשֵׁ֜עַ | behoshea | HR/Np |
through Hosea | in Deliverance | 2 |
H1954-04 |
וְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | vehoshea | HC/Np |
and Hoshea | and Deliverance | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
16 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1954-02 |
Numbers 13:8 | הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | hoshea | HNp |
Hoshea | Yahweh-delivers |
H1954-03 |
Numbers 13:16 | לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | lehoshea | HR/Np |
Hoshea | to Yah-delivers |
H1954-04 |
Deuteronomy 32:44 | וְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | vehoshea | HC/Np |
and Hoshea | and Deliverance |
H1954-02 |
2 Kings 15:30 | הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ | hoshea | HNp |
Hoshea | Yahweh-delivers |
H1954-02 |
2 Kings 17:1 | הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ | hoshea | HNp |
Hoshea | Yahweh-delivers |
H1954-02 |
2 Kings 17:3 | הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ | hoshea | HNp |
Hoshea | Yahweh-delivers |
H1954-01 |
2 Kings 17:4 | בְּ/הוֹשֵׁ֜עַ | behoshea | HR/Np |
in Hoshea | in Deliverance |
H1954-03 |
2 Kings 17:6 | לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ | lehoshea | HR/Np |
of Hoshea | to Yah-delivers |
H1954-03 |
2 Kings 18:1 | לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | lehoshea | HR/Np |
Hoshea | to Yah-delivers |
H1954-03 |
2 Kings 18:9 | לְ/הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | lehoshea | HR/Np |
of Hoshea | to Yah-delivers |