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ṓ - shē´a , ō´shḗ - a (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hoshea" ( Numbers 13:8 , Numbers 13:16 )): The original name of Joshua, the son of Nun, changed by Moses (Numbers 13:16 ) from Hoshea (hōshēa‛ , "help") to Joshua (yehōshūa‛ , "help of Yahweh"). See JOSHUA .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Oshea'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​o/oshea.html. 1915.
 
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