Hoshaiah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hoshai'ah. (Whom Jehovah Aids).

1. A man, who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, after it had been rebuilt by Nehemiah.  Nehemiah 12:32. (B.C. 446).

2. The father of a certain Jezaniah or Azariah, who was a man of note, after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezsar.  Jeremiah 42:1;  Jeremiah 43:2. (B.C. after 588).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Hoshaiah (‘Jah has saved’). 1. A man who led half the princes of Judah in the procession at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (  Nehemiah 12:32 ). 2. The father of Jezaniah (  Jeremiah 42:1 ), or Azariah (  Jeremiah 43:2 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Leader of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.  Nehemiah 12:32 .

2. Father of Jezaniah, or Azariah.  Jeremiah 42:1;  Jeremiah 43:2 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  Nehemiah 12:32.

2.  Jeremiah 42:1;  Jeremiah 43:2.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 42:1 Jeremiah 43:2 2 Nehemiah 12:32

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The mother of Jezaniah. His name is a compound of Hosha and Jah, from Jasha, Saviour; and Jah, Lord, (See  Nehemiah 12:32.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hō̇ - shā´ya ( הושׁעתה , hōsha‛yāh , "whom Yahweh helpeth"):

(1) Father of Jezaniah (probably = Azariah, so the Septuagint; compare  Jeremiah 42:1 and   Jeremiah 43:2 with   2 Kings 25:23 and note similar letters in names in Hebrew), who with other leaders antagonized the policy and counsel of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer 42:1 through 43:7).

(2) A man, probably of Judah, who led half of the princes of Judah in procession at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 12:32 ).