Hoshea

From the Hebrew name הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hosheaʿ) meaning "salvation", from the root יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save". In the Old Testament at Numbers 13:16, Moses gives the spy Hoshea the new name Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua), which has a related origin. This name was also borne by an 8th-century BC king of Israel, who was the last ruler of that state before it was conquered by Assyria.

1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1954, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1954.

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