הושע

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־שׁ־ע (y-sh-ʿ)

The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausi'i).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ) m

  1. a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea
  2. Hosea (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
  3. (biblical) Hosea (a prophet)

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