Hosea: meaning of the name
Hosea means “Hoshea, savior; safety.”
Hosea in Hebrew and Greek
Who named Hosea in the Bible
- Hosea, son of Beeri
3 verses · first mentioned in Hosea 1:1
Hosea in Scripture
“Hosea” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.
- Hosea 1:1
The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
- Hosea 1:2
The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.