Hoseya

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hosea, from Latin Hōsēās, from Ancient Greek Ὡσηέ (Hōsēé), from Biblical Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ (hōšḗaʿ, “Hosea”), from the masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía', “to save”).

Proper noun

Hoseya

  1. Hosea
    2. (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
    4. (biblical) A prophet.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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