הושע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־שׁ־ע (y-sh-ʿ)

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

Proper noun

הוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshe'a)

1. a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea.

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (a-ú-si- /⁠Owshia⁠/)
• → Ancient Greek: Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), Ὠσηέ (Ōsēé)
  • Greek: Ωσηέ (Osié)
  • → Latin: Hōsēās, Ōsēās, Ōsēe (see there for further descendants)