Hosea

n. Biblical Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BC; Book of Hosea, book of the Old Testament

See also Hoshea, who has the same name in Biblical Hebrew.Hosea (, Greek  = Ōsēe) was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BCE. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible / Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament.We know practically nothing about the life or social status of Hosea. According to the Book of Hosea, he married the prostitute Gomer, the daughter of Diblatayim, at God's command. He lived in the Northern Kingdom in the period 740–725 BCE. In Ho. 5:8ff., there is a reference to the wars which led to the capture of the kingdom by the Assyrians (ca. 734–732 BCE). It is not certain if he has also experienced the destruction of Samaria, which is foreseen in Ho. 14:1.
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Noun
1. a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
(hypernym) prophet
2. an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
(synonym) Book of Hosea
(hypernym) book
(part-holonym) Prophets, Nebiim

n. Hosea, Biblical prophet of the 8th century; book of the Bible

[Judaic] "Help". First of the minor prophets. His prophetic career was in Israel, from 784 - 725 BCE. He denounced the idolatries of Israel and Samaria.