Hosah

A Levite gatekeeper during David's reign.

A written article for Hosah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hosah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Hosah
    1042 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • חֹסָה hosah
    H2621
Relationships
Son: Hilkiah Son: Shimri Son: Simri Son: Tebaliah Son: Zechariah
Citations
“Hosah.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Hosah appears in Scripture

Joshua 19

וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל הָֽרָמָה וְעַד-עִיר מִבְצַר-צֹר וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל חֹסָה ‫(ויהיו)‬ וְהָיוּ תֹֽצְאֹתָיו הַיָּמָּה מֵחֶבֶל אַכְזִֽיבָה׃
29
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

1 Chronicles 16

וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמוֹנָה וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם בֶּן-יְדִיתוּן וְחֹסָה לְשֹֽׁעֲרִֽים׃
38
And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:

1 Chronicles 26

וּלְחֹסָה מִן-בְּנֵֽי-מְרָרִי בָּנִים שִׁמְרִי הָרֹאשׁ כִּי לֹֽא-הָיָה בְכוֹר וַיְשִׂימֵהוּ אָבִיהוּ לְרֹֽאשׁ׃
10
Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
חִלְקִיָּהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי טְבַלְיָהוּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁי זְכַרְיָהוּ הָֽרְבִעִי כָּל-בָּנִים וְאַחִים לְחֹסָה שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָֽׂר׃
11
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
לְשֻׁפִּים וּלְחֹסָה לַֽמַּעֲרָב עִם שַׁעַר שַׁלֶּכֶת בַּֽמְסִלָּה הָֽעוֹלָה מִשְׁמָר לְעֻמַּת מִשְׁמָֽר׃
16
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.