Strong H2621H2621Hחֹסָה

Hosah

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2621

Transliteration
chôsâh
Pronunciation
kho-saw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.16.38;
father of: Shimri (H8113I), Hilkiah (H2518J), Tebaliah (H2882), Zechariah (H2148F)

Meaning of the name

Hosah = "refuge"

General definition

From H2620; hopeful;
{Chosah} an Israelite: - Hosah.

In the biblical story

Hosah

A Levite gatekeeper during David's reign.

Hosah was a Levite who served as a gatekeeper at the tabernacle during the reign of King David.

In the Bible

Strong H2621H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hosah4

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:38
    And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:10
    Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
  3. 1 Chronicles 26:11
    Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
  4. 1 Chronicles 26:16
    To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
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