Hoseas

Etymology
Probably an alteration of the earlier (q.v.)—the form used in the —chosen for consistency with the Latin names of some other Biblical characters (such as, , and ) and with its ultimate  etymon, ; an intermediate  etymon of the form  does not occur.

Proper noun

 * 1)  prophet
 * 2) * 1621, Willem van der Codde, Hoſeas Propheta, Ebraice & Chaldaice, cum Duplici Verſione Latina, main title