הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
Hoshea
Hosea
Personal name, meaning 'Yahweh delivers' or more generally 'deliverance' in the sense of rescue or salvation. Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a prophet and kings or leaders.
Hosea 1:2 · Word #8
Lexicon H1954
| Lemma | הוֹשֵׁעַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Hoshea |
| Strong's | H1954 |
| Definition | Personal name, meaning 'Yahweh delivers' or more generally 'deliverance' in the sense of rescue or salvation. Used as the proper name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, including a prophet and kings or leaders. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hosea |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1954-02
Yahweh-delivers
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (HNp); theophoric, likely a shortened causative form from ישע with implied divine subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root ישע ('to deliver, save') and functions as a theophoric personal name expressing the idea that Yahweh is the deliverer. Rendering it as 'Yahweh-delivers' preserves both the root meaning and its verbal force embedded in the name form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Hoshea
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Deliverance |