Strong H1955H1955Hהוֹשַׁעֲיָה

Hoshaiah

One of the 2 senses of Strong H1955

Transliteration: hôsha‛yâh
Pronunciation: ho-shah-yaw'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.42.1;
father of: Jezaniah (H3153)

Meaning of the name

Hoshaiah = "Jehovah as saved"

General definition

From H3467 and H3050; Jah has saved;
{Hoshajah} the name of two Israelites: - Hoshaiah.

In the biblical story

Hoshaiah

A military leader during Jeremiah's time.

Hoshaiah, the son of Maaseiah, was one of the military leaders who sought Jeremiah's counsel after the fall of Jerusalem but later disobeyed his prophetic warning.

In the Bible

Strong H1955H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

hoshaiah2

First verses

Jeremiah 42:1
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
Jeremiah 43:2
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, 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: