A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.42.1;
father of: Jezaniah (H3153)
§ Hoshaiah = "Jehovah as saved"
1) a prince of Judah who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
2) the father of Jezaniah (or Azariah) who was a man of note after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the time of Jeremiah