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הוֹשֵׁעַ H1954

H1954 is the Hebrew word הוֹשֵׁעַ, transliterated Hôwshêaʻ and said ho-shay'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it hoshea.

Word: הוֹשֵׁעַTransliteration: HôwshêaʻSaid: ho-shay'-ahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

Hoshea, the name of five Israelites.

Where it comes from

from H3467 (יָשַׁע); deliverer.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hoshea 10×oshea 2×hosea 2×began hoshea 1×came unto hosea 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

Verses using הוֹשֵׁעַ

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 13:8 · KJV

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

Numbers 13:16 · KJV

These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Deuteronomy 32:44 · KJV

And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

2 Kings 15:30 · KJV

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 17:1 · KJV

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 Kings 17:3 · KJV

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

2 Kings 17:4 · KJV

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

2 Kings 17:6 · KJV

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Kings 18:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kings 18:9 · KJV

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

2 Kings 18:10 · KJV

And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

1 Chronicles 27:20 · KJV

Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

Nehemiah 10:23 · KJV

Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

Hosea 1:1 · KJV

The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 1:2 · KJV

The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1954 mean?

H1954 is the Hebrew word הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hôwshêaʻ), meaning Hoshea, the name of five Israelites.

How is H1954 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hoshea (10 times), oshea (2 times), hosea (2 times), began hoshea (1 time), came unto hosea (1 time).

How many times does H1954 appear in the Bible?

הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hôwshêaʻ) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1954 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3467 (יָשַׁע); deliverer.

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