Numbers 13:8:3Num.13.8.W3TAB
הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ
hoshea
“Hoshea”
- Transliteration
- ho-SHE-a
- Extended
- hoh-SHEH-ah
- IPA
- /hoˈʃe.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hoshea
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-SHE-a
- phraseyour reading level
ho-SHE-a bin-NUN
- sentence
le-ma-TEH ef-RA-yim ho-SHE-a bin-NUN
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain hoshea ben-nun, where Hoshea {הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | hō-šē-ʿa} is linked by the construct marker ben {בִּן | bin} ‘son-of’ to the ancestral name Nun {נוּן | nûn}, forming a patronymic identifier. The absence of the definite article in Hebrew necessitates its insertion in English for natural expression, reflecting the head-final (PP + NP + NP) structure and the compact genealogical style of the Hebrew text.
Root and etymology
Rootyod shin ayin
“YHWH saves”
In context — Numbers 13:8
From the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:8, so the Hebrew word הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ (hoshea) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.8.W3.S1) and character.