הושע
Hebrew
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י־שׁ־ע (y-sh-ʿ) |
The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausi'i).
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ho.ˈʃe.a/
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Proper noun
editהוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshéa') m
- a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea
- Hosea (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
- (biblical) Hosea (a prophet)
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edit- הושע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he