HOSEA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hosea mean? • HOSEA (noun)
The noun HOSEA has 2 senses:
1. a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
2. an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
Familiarity information: HOSEA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOSEA (noun)
Meaning:
A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Meaning:
An Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Book of Hosea; Hosea
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Hosea" is a part of...):
Old 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 Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
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