Hebrew wordHôwshêaʻho-shay'-ahהוֹשֵׁעַWhat it meansHoshea, the name of five IsraelitesWhere it comes fromfrom yâshaʻ (יָשַׁע); delivererHow the King James translates ithoshea11hosea3oshea2Every place it appears 16Numbers13:813:16Deuteronomy32:442 Kings15:3017:117:317:417:618:118:918:101 Chronicles27:20Nehemiah10:23Hosea1:11:2