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Hosea

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Ho·se·a 1  (h-z, -z)
A Hebrew prophet of the eighth century b.c.
[Hebrew hôa', salvation, from hôîa', to save; see w in Semitic roots.]
Ho·se·a 2  (h-z, -z)
n. Abbr. Hos. or Ho
See Table at Bible.
[After Hosea.]
Hosea [həʊˈzɪə]
n Old Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book containing his oracles
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Noun1.Hosea - a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)Hosea - a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
2.Hosea - an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
Book of Hosea
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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The landlord of the Spouter-Inn had recommended us to his cousin Hosea Hussey of the Try Pots, whom he asserted to be the proprietor of one of the best kept hotels in all Nantucket, and moreover he had assured us that cousin Hosea, as he called him, was famous for his chowders.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
The words of the stern prophet Hosea that I used to read come back to me.
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