הוֹשַׁעְיָה
hoshaya · Hoshaiah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1955 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hoshaya (הוֹשַׁעְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hoshaiah”.
A name meaning "YHWH has saved". One went in front of half the leaders of Judah at the dedication of the wall (Nehemiah 12:32); another was the father of a leader in Jeremiah's time (Jeremiah 42:1).
How to say it
ho·sha·ya
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Nehemiah 12:32
And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the officials of Judah,
- Jeremiah 42:1
Then all the chiefs of the forces came near, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the small to the great,
- Jeremiah 43:2
that Azariah son of Hoshaiah said, and Johanan son of Kareah, and all the insolent men, saying to Jeremiah, “You are speaking falsehood! YHWH our Elohim has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to reside as aliens there,’