Meaning of the name: same as
Joshua. Related names are: Nun,
Moses,
Jehoshua, and
Ephraim. The translations of Oshea in 4 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
O'Shea in Spanish to
O'Shea in Arabic!
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. (NUM 13:8)
These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. (NUM 13:16)