Oshea
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Joshua's original name ( Numbers 13:8). (See Joshua .) His faith, in contrast to the unbelieving spies, procured for him the addition of Jehovah's name to his own ( Numbers 14:6-10; Deuteronomy 32:44), "Jah his salvation."
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
O'she-a. (Salvation). See Joshua .
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Numbers 13:8 13:16
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Son of Nun, afterwards named JOSHUA. Numbers 13:8,16 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
ṓ - shē´a , ō´shḗ - a (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hoshea" ( Numbers 13:8 , Numbers 13:16 )): The original name of Joshua, the son of Nun, changed by Moses ( Numbers 13:16 ) from Hoshea ( hōshēa‛ , "help") to Joshua ( yehōshūa‛ , "help of Yahweh"). See Joshua .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Hoshe'a, הוֹשֵׁעִ ; Sept. Αὐσή ; Vulg. Osee ) , another form ( Numbers 13:8) of the name of JOSHUA (See Joshua) (q.v.), the son of Nun.
