Lexical Definition

‎הוֹשַׁעְיָה‎ Hôwshaʻyâh (ho-shah-yaw') Hoshaiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָשַׁע‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has saved

Hoshaiah.

• § Hoshaiah = "Jehovah as saved"
• Hoshajah, the name of two Israelites

1) a prince of Judah who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
2) the father of Jezaniah (or Azariah) who was a man of note after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the time of Jeremiah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הוֺשַׁעֲיָה‎ proper name, masculine (Yah has saved) —

1. a prince of Judah Neh 12:32, ᵐ5 Ωσαια.

2. father of Azariah or Jezaniah, a chief in time of Jeremiah Jer 42:1; Jer 43:2, ᵐ5 Μαας(ς)αιος, etc.

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