oÌ„Ì-shē´a, ō´sheÌ„Ì-a (the Revised Version (British and American) “Hoshea†(, )): The original name of Joshua, the son of Nun, changed by Moses () from Hoshea (hoÌ„sheÌ„a‛, “helpâ€) to Joshua (yehoÌ„shuÌ„a‛, “help of Yahwehâ€). See JOSHUA.