What does הוֹשֵׁעַ mean in the Bible?
הוֹשֵׁעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "Hoshea , the name of five Israelites".
Hebrew · H1954
הוֹשֵׁעַ
Hoshea , the name of five Israelites
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הוֹשֵׁעַ H1954
What does הוֹשֵׁעַ mean in the Bible?
הוֹשֵׁעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "Hoshea , the name of five Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1954?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Hoshea (4), Hoshea (3), [was] Hoshea (1), and Hoshea (1), him (1).
Where does הוֹשֵׁעַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 13:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (8), Hosea (3), Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Hoshea 4× 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:10
Hoshea 3× Numbers 13:8, 2 Kings 17:1, Nehemiah 10:23
[was] Hoshea 1× 1 Chronicles 27:20
and Hoshea 1× 2 Kings 17:3
him 1× Hosea 1:2
Hosea 1× Hosea 1:1
that Hoshea 1× 2 Kings 17:4
Then Hoshea 1× 2 Kings 15:30
through Hosea 1× Hosea 1:2
to Hoshea 1× Numbers 13:16
with Joshua 1× Deuteronomy 32:44
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 13:8 הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ to Hoshea Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 13:16 לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ to to Hoshea Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:44 וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ to with Joshua Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 15:30 הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ to Then Hoshea Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:1 הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ to Hoshea Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:3 הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ to and Hoshea Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:4 בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ to that Hoshea Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:6 לְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַ to of Hoshea Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 18:1 לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ to of Hoshea Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 18:9 לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ to of Hoshea Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 13:8
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 6
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Hosea 3
Source forms
לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ 3x lə·hō·wō·šê·a‘ Numbers 13:16, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9
הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ 2x hō·wō·šê·a‘ Numbers 13:8, Nehemiah 10:23
הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ 2x hō·wō·šê·a‘ 2 Kings 17:3, Hosea 1:1
בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ 1x bə·hō·wō·šê·a‘ 2 Kings 17:4
בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ 1x bə·hō·šē·aʿ p̄ Hosea 1:2
הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ 1x hō·wō·šê·a‘ 2 Kings 15:30
הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ 1x hō·wō·šê·a‘ 2 Kings 17:1
הוֹשֵׁ֖עַ 1x hō·wō·šê·a‘ 1 Chronicles 27:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 8x Numbers 13:8, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 17:1, 2 Kings 17:3
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Numbers 13:16, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 17:4, Hosea 1:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:44
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Hoshea , the name of five Israelites
Source Gloss
Hoshea , the name of five Israelites
Extended definition
Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
Word Origins
הוֹשֵׁעַ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G5617 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain