Hôwshaʻyâh — H1955

Definition

masculine proper noun

Hoshajah, the name of two Israelites

1. Hoshaiah = "Jehovah as saved"
2. a prince of Judah who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
3. the father of Jezaniah (or Azariah) who was a man of note after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the time of Jeremiah

Usually translated as

Hoshaiah

Origin

from H3467 and H3050; Jah has saved

• Derived from Yâshaʻ (H3467)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Hôwshaʻyâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

• Nehemiah 12:32 — And after them went Hoshaiah (הוֹשַׁ֣עְיָ֔ה), and half of the princes of Judah,
• Jeremiah 42:1 — Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah (הוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑ה), and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
• Jeremiah 43:2 — Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah (הוֹשַֽׁעְיָה֙), and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: