Bible Dictionaries
Oshea

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Joshua's original name (Numbers 13:8). (See JOSHUA.) His faith, in contrast to the unbelieving spies, procured for him the addition of Jehovah's name to his own (Numbers 14:6-10; Deuteronomy 32:44), "Jah his salvation."

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Oshea'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​o/oshea.html. 1949.