Hôwshâmâʻ — H1953

Definition

masculine proper noun

Hoshama, an Israelite

1. Hoshama = "whom Jehovah hears"
2. one of the sons of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, the next to last king of Judah

Usually translated as

Hoshama

Origin

from H3068 and H8085; Jehovah has heard

• Derived from Yᵉhôvâh (H3068)
• Derived from Shâmaʻ (H8085)

Occurrences

Hôwshâmâʻ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 3:18 — Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama (הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע), and Nedabiah.