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hō̇-shā´ya (הוש×עתה, hoÌ„sha‛yaÌ„h, “whom Yahweh helpethâ€):
(1) Father of Jezaniah (probably = Azariah, so the Septuagint; compare and with and note similar letters in names in Hebrew), who with other leaders antagonized the policy and counsel of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer 42:1 through 43:7).
(2) A man, probably of Judah, who led half of the princes of Judah in procession at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem ().