hosea

2 definitions found

hosea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Hosea
      n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
      2: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn:
         Hosea, Book of Hosea]

hosea - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Hosea
  salvation, the son of Beeri, and author of the book of
  prophecies bearing his name. He belonged to the kingdom of
  Israel. "His Israelitish origin is attested by the peculiar,
  rough, Aramaizing diction, pointing to the northern part of
  Palestine; by the intimate acquaintance he evinces with the
  localities of Ephraim (5:1; 6:8, 9; 12:12; 14:6, etc.); by
  passages like 1:2, where the kingdom is styled 'the land', and
  7:5, where the Israelitish king is designated as 'our' king."
  The period of his ministry (extending to some sixty years) is
  indicated in the superscription (Hos. 1:1, 2). He is the only
  prophet of Israel who has left any written prophecy.