Bible Person
Meaning: trusting · Male · 4 cross references
Hosah is a Merarite Levite associated with gatekeeping and temple service in David's ordering of worship. His family continues that practical ministry through several named sons. First appears in 1 Chr 16:38.1
AI summary: Hosah matters because the cross references present him as part of the structured network of Levitical gatekeepers who keep sacred service functioning with order and continuity. His household's involvement shows how families, not just isolated individuals, sustained temple responsibilities. He belongs to the quieter but essential infrastructure of worship. Taken together, the material presents Hosah as a Merarite gatekeeper whose family contributes to the durable order of temple service.1
Central Figure
Hosah
Meaning: trusting
A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr.
A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 16:38). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.