הוֹשַׁעְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Hoshajah, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H3467 (יָשַׁע) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has saved;

KJV Usage

Hoshaiah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a prince of judah who assisted in the dedication of the wall of jerusalem in the time of nehemiah
• 2.the father of jezaniah (or azariah) who was a man of note after the destruction of jerusalem by nebuchadnezzar in the time of jeremiah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Hôwshaʻyâh; Pronunciation: ho-shah-yaw'