הושע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־שׁ־ע‎ (y-š-ʿ)

The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ‎ (hoshía', “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausi'i).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ho.ˈʃe.a/

Proper noun

הוֹשֵׁעַ • (hoshéa') m

a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea

Descendants

→ Akkadian: 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (^ma-u₂-si-'i /Ausi'i/)
→ Ancient Greek: Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), Ὠσηέ (Ōsēé)
- Greek: Ωσηέ (Osié)
- → Latin: Hōsēās, Ōsēās, Ōsēe (see there for further descendants)

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