Hosah
cho.sah is a proper name used chiefly for a gatekeeper and his family, and once for a border location.
The attested form is chiefly a proper name for a gatekeeper and the family connected with him; one occurrence places the same name on a boundary route ending at the sea.
Senses in use
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Personal name in gatekeeper and family records · dominant
The form is marked Noun · Proper in records concerning a gatekeeper: in 1 Chronicles 16:38 the APB renders Hosah among the gatekeepers, and in 1 Chronicles 26:10 and 1 Chronicles 26:11 it renders him in a list of sons, brothers, and family order. In 1 Chronicles 26:16 the APB places Hosah in a westward custody assignment.
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Place name on a territorial boundary · rare
In Joshua 19:29, marked Noun · Proper, the form occurs in the border description; the APB renders the border as returning to Hosah before its outgoings reach the sea.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Hosah” throughout. Its surrounding clauses identify a gatekeeper and family records in the Chronicles passages, while Joshua 19:29 places it within a border description.