What is the meaning of Hoshea in the Bible?
From the Hebrew name הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshe’a) meaning “salvation”, from the root יָשַׁע (yasha’). In the Old Testament at Numbers 13:16, Moses gives the spy Hoshea the new name Yehoshu’a (see Joshua), which has a related origin. Are Hoshea and Hosea the same? Hoshea, also spelled Hosea, or Osee, Assyrian Ausi, in the Old Testament (2…