הושע
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Root |
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י־שׁ־ע (y-sh-ʿ) |
The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausi'i).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ho.ˈʃe.a/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]הוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshéa') m
- a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea
- Hosea (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
- (biblical) Hosea (a prophet)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]הושע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he