Hoshea (הושע) means Hosea in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הוֹשֵׁעַ
hoshea
noun · masculine
In English
Hosea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hoshea.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה, וַיְדַבֵּר אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה־הַזֹּאת בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם; הוּא, וְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן־נוּן.
- 2הספר האחרון מבין תרי עשר הנביאים האחרונים, ע"ש הדמות המרכזית שבו, הוֹשֵׁעַ בֶּן־בְּאֵרִי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hoshea is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הוֹשֵׁעַ
- Written without vowel points
- הושע
- Said
- hoshea
- Root
- י־ש־ע
- Pattern
- הֶקְטֵל
- Gematria
- 381
This is how Hoshea is said in other languages.
- English
- Hosea
- Arabic
- هوشع
- Russian
- Осия
- French
- Osée
- Spanish
- Oseas
- German
- Hosea
These words rhyme with Hoshea.
The word Hoshea comes from the root י־ש־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Hoshea in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hoshea.
What does Hoshea (הושע) mean in Hebrew?
Hoshea (הושע) means Hosea. It is said hoshea, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Hoshea (הושע)?
Words that rhyme with Hoshea (הושע) include רע, נוסע, פושע, אונומטופיאה, צפרדע, and גליאה.
Is Hoshea (הושע) masculine or feminine?
The word Hoshea (הושע) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הושע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.