Meanings
- A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Synonyms: Hos.
- biblicalA prophet.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewהוֹשֵׁעַ“Hosea”
- Ancient GreekὩσηέ
- LatinHōsēās
- EnglishHosea
From Latin Hōsēās, from Ancient Greek Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”), from the masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Ancient Greek Ὡσηέ, Ὡσηέ
- Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé)book of the Bible
- Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé)prophet
Arabic هوشع
- هوشعprophet
Basque Oseas, Oseas
- Oseasbook of the Bible
- Oseasprophet
Catalan Osees, Osees
- Oseesbook of the Bible
- Oseesprophet
Chinese Cantonese 何西阿書 /何西阿书, 何西阿
- 何西阿書 /何西阿书 (ho⁴ sai¹ aa³ syu¹)book of the Bible
- 何西阿 (ho⁴ sai¹ aa³)prophet
Chinese Mandarin 何西阿書 /何西阿书, 何西阿
- 何西阿書 /何西阿书 (Héxī'āshū)book of the Bible
- 何西阿 (Héxī'ā)prophet
Czech Ozeáš, Ozeáš
- Ozeášbook of the Bible
- Ozeášprophet
Danish Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Dutch Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Estonian Hoosea raamat, Hoosea
- Hoosea raamatbook of the Bible
- Hooseaprophet
Finnish Hoosea, Hoosea
- Hooseabook of the Bible
- Hooseaprophet
French Osée, Osée
- Oséebook of the Bible
- Oséeprophet
German Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Greek Ωσηέ, Ωσηέ
- Ωσηέ (Osié)book of the Bible
- Ωσηέ (Osié)prophet
Hawaiian Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ, הוֹשֵׁעַ
- הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshe'ah)book of the Bible
- הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshe'ah)prophet
Hindi होशे, होशे
- होशे (hośe)book of the Bible
- होशे (hośe)prophet
Hungarian Hóseás, Hóseás
- Hóseásbook of the Bible
- Hóseásprophet
Icelandic Hósea, Hósea
- Hóseabook of the Bible
- Hóseaprophet
Indonesian Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Irish Hóisé, Hóisé
- Hóisébook of the Bible
- Hóiséprophet
Italian Osea, Osea
- Oseabook of the Bible
- Oseaprophet
Japanese ホセア書, ホセア
- ホセア書book of the Bible
- ホセアprophet
Latin Hōsēās, Osee
- Hōsēāsbook of the Bible
- Oseebook of the Bible
- Hōsēāsprophet
- Oseeprophet
Latvian Hozeja, Hozeja
- Hozejabook of the Bible
- Hozejaprophet
Lithuanian Ozėjo knyga, Ozėja
- Ozėjo knygabook of the Bible
- Ozėjaprophet
Malay Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Māori Hohea, Hohea
- Hoheabook of the Bible
- Hoheaprophet
Norwegian Hoseas, Hoseas
- Hoseasbook of the Bible
- Hoseasprophet
Polish Księga Ozeasza, Ozeasz
- Księga Ozeaszabook of the Bible
- Ozeaszprophet
Portuguese Oseias, Oseias
- Oseiasbook of the Bible
- Oseiasprophet
Romanian Osea, Osea
- Oseabook of the Bible
- Oseaprophet
Russian Оси́я, Кни́га проро́ка Оси́и
- Оси́я (Osíja)book of the Bible
- Кни́га проро́ка Оси́и (Kníga proróka Osíi)book of the Bible
- Оси́я (Osíja)prophet
Scottish Gaelic Hosèa, Hosèa
- Hosèabook of the Bible
- Hosèaprophet
Slovak Ozeáš, Ozeáš
- Ozeášbook of the Bible
- Ozeášprophet
Spanish Oseas, Oseas
- Oseasbook of the Bible
- Oseasprophet
Swahili Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Swedish Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Tagalog Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Urdu ہوسیع, ہوسیع
- ہوسیع (hośe)book of the Bible
- ہوسیع (hośe)prophet
Welsh Hosea, Hosea
- Hoseabook of the Bible
- Hoseaprophet
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hosea
Cite this entry
Hosea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosea
“Hosea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hosea. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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