Hosea
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hosea in British English:
UK [həuˈziə]
How to pronounce Hosea in American English:
US [hoˈziə, -ˈzeə]
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- Noun:
- a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
- an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
Word Origin
- Hosea
- masc. proper name, from Hebrew Hoshea, literally "salvation," from stem y-sh- "to save."
Example
- 1. Why did hosea choose an unfavorable and impossible partner ?
- 2. So in the early part of the 7th century b. c. e.decades after hosea issued his sermons israel was still awash in religious pluralism .
- 3. Christmas is the time for you to meet christ : " it is time for you to turn to me , your lord , and I will come and pour out blessings upon you . " ( Hosea 10:12 gn )
- 4. The people of israel had backslidden , and god wanted hosea to show them how much that hurt him .
- 5. We have read today an extreme rebuke to god 's people , the nation of israel , by the prophet hosea .