Hosea

Ho·se·a¹

H0287400 (hō-zē′ə, -zā′ə) A Hebrew prophet of the eighth century bc.

[Hebrew hôšēa', salvation, from hôšîa', to save; see wṯʕ in Semitic roots.]

Ho·se·a²

H0287400 (hō-zē′ə, -zā′ə)n. See Table at Bible.

[After Hosea.]

Hosea

(həʊˈzɪə) n1. (Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc2. (Bible) the book containing his oracles

Ho•se•a

(hoʊˈzi ə, -ˈzeɪ ə)

n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

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Noun	1.	Hosea - a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
	2.	Hosea - an Old Testament book telling Hosea's propheciesBook of HoseaOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian BibleNebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

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Hosea

(hōzē`ə, –zā`ə), prophetic book of the Bible. It relates something of the career of the prophet Hosea who preached against the sins of the northern kingdom of Israel in the third quarter of the 8th cent. B.C. The collection opens with an account of Hosea's marriage to the prostitute Gomer and his apparent remarriage to her after she has deserted him, to show God's love for Israel, a wayward and adulterous nation. Then come oracles against the apostasy and moral decadence of the people. These are followed by oracles of judgment tempered with the promise of restoration. Though the nation has proven itself ungrateful and undeserving, God will not let his people go. However, the new beginning foreseen by the prophet presupposes a return to the desert.

Bibliography

See D. Stuart, Hosea–Jonah (1987); J. Limburg, Hosea–Micah (1988).

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Old Testament1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc 2. the book containing his oracles

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noun an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies

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noun an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies

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