Lexical Definition

‎הוֹשֵׁעַ‎ Hôwshêaʻ (ho-shay'-ah) Hoshea ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָשַׁע‎; deliverer

Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

• § Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation"
• Hoshea, the name of five Israelites

1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun
2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel
3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II
4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David
5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

See Greek: Ὡσηέ

Extended Information

• A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30
• son of: Elah (אֵלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הוֺשֵׁעַ‎ proper name, masculine (salvation; on form, compare ‎הַשְׁמֵד‎ ‎הַמְשֵׁל‎ on pronunciation see Hpt^{ZA ii, 261 Anm. 2} Jager^{BAS i, 468}) —

1. original name of Joshua according to Num 13:8; Num 13:16 (P), ᵐ5 Αυση, compare Deut 32:44 (J; probably error, see Dr), ᵐ5 Ιησους, see ‎יְהוֺשׁוּעַ‎ above

2. last king of Israel 2Kgs 15:30; 2Kgs 17:1; 2Kgs 17:3; 2Kgs 17:4; 2Kgs 17:6; 2Kgs 18:1; 2Kgs 18:9; 2Kgs 18:10, ᵐ5 Ωσηε.

3. the prophet Hosea Hos 1:1; Hos 1:2 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Ωσηε.

4. an Ephraimite chief under David 1Chr 27:20, ᵐ5 Ωση(ε).

5. a chief under Nehemiah Neh 10:24*, ᵐ5 Ωσηθα, Ωσηε.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
Numbers	13:8 · 13:16
Deuteronomy	32:44
2 Kings	15:30 · 17:1 · 17:3 · 17:4 · 17:6 · 18:1 · 18:9 · 18:10
1 Chronicles	27:20
Nehemiah	10:24*
Hosea	1:1 · 1:2

Profile

Male • King of N. Israel • The last king of Israel (northern kingdom).

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hoshea was the last king of Israel, reigning from around 732 to 722 BC, until the Assyrian conquest of Samaria.

• A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30;
• only referred to as Hoshea הוֹשֵׁעַ;
• a son of Elah אֵלָה.

Hoshea was the nineteenth and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He came to power after conspiring against and killing his predecessor, King Pekah, in the twentieth year of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 15:30).

Hoshea reigned over Israel for nine years, from around 732 to 722 BC (2 Kings 17:1). During his reign, the Assyrian king Shalmaneser attacked Israel, and Hoshea became his vassal, paying him tribute (2 Kings 17:3).

However, Hoshea later rebelled against Assyria by sending messengers to So, the king of Egypt, seeking help and refusing to pay tribute to Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). In response, the Assyrian king imprisoned Hoshea and besieged Samaria for three years (2 Kings 17:4-5).

In the ninth year of Hoshea's reign, the Assyrians captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria (2 Kings 17:6). This event marked the end of the northern kingdom of Israel and the beginning of the Assyrian exile.

The fall of Samaria and the exile of the Israelites occurred during the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 18:1, 9-10). The biblical narrative attributes the downfall of Israel to their persistent sin and disobedience to God, despite the warnings of the prophets (2 Kings 17:7-23).

Hoshea's reign and the fall of Samaria are significant events in the history of Israel, demonstrating the consequences of turning away from God and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings about judgment and exile.

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