הושע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־שׁ־ע‎

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshe'a)

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)

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