Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia OSHEA o-she'-a, o'-she-a (the Revised Version (British and American) "Hoshea" (Numbers 13:8, 16)): The original name of Joshua, the son of Nun, changed by Moses (Numbers 13:16) from Hoshea (hoshea`, "help") to Joshua (yehoshua`, "help of Yahweh"). See JOSHUA.

Multi-Version Concordance Oshea (2 Occurrences) Numbers 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)