יְשׁוּעָה
yᵉshûwʻâh · H3444 · Hebrew · 78 occurrences
Meanings
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success, salvation, deliverance, victory, protection
Causative action by which humans or deities come to the rescue or protection (of humans in need) implying success
ExamplesGenesis 49:18 “For Your salvation I wait, LORD.
Exodus 14:13 But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever.
Exodus 15:2 “The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
How it’s used In 10 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
52 occurrences in 13 groups
- יmy 14
- ךָyour 14
- הוּhis 7
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (14) 14
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 1
- זֹאתthis 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
Named alongside itApposition
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- וֹhim 2
- מֶרְכָּבָהchariot 1
What it doesIt is the subject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- עָבַרto pass 1
- שָׂגַבto be exalted, to be safe 1
What is done to itIt is the object
17 occurrences in 11 groups
- רָאָהto see 4
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 1
What it is said to bePredicate
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 2
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
- קָרוֹבnear 1
- רָחוֹקfar 1
- וֹhim 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
6 occurrences in 3 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 3
- אֵלGod, god 2
- אֲנִיI 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
25 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 24
- לto/for 21
- מִןfrom 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
13 occurrences in 12 groups
- Other words · 12 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- σωτηρία sōtēría · G4991 · to deliver, to rescue, to make safe
- Greek σωτηρία directly translates Hebrew יְשׁוּעָה across the semantic range of deliverance/salvation, serving as the standard LXX rendering for this core soteriological term.
- σωτήριον sōtḗrion · G4992 · saving, bringing salvation, salvation
- Greek σωτήριον denotes the concrete means or instrument of salvation (defender/defence), whereas Hebrew יְשׁוּעָה more broadly encompasses the abstract state or act of deliverance itself; both share the core salvation semantic field and function as translation equivalents across Hebrew-Greek Scripture.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Safe002003003019
- The noun names deliverance, salvation, or safety from danger, as in Jacob's waiting for the LORD's salvation in Genesis 49:18, and the salvation the people are told to watch for at the Red Sea in Exodus 14:13.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3444. yeshuah יְשׁוּעָה noun feminine salvation; — ׳יְשׁ Psa 119:155 Psa 119:18t.;…
יְשׁוּעָה noun feminine salvation; — ׳יְשׁ Psa 119:155 Psa 119:18t.; יְשׁוּעָ֫תָה Psa 3:3; Jon 2:10; יְשֻׁעָ֫תָה Psa 80:3; construct יְשׁוּעַת Exo 14:13 Exo 14:4t.; suffix יְשֻׁעָתִי Job 30:15; יְשׁוּעָתִי Psa 62:2 Psa 62:12t., + 25 t. suffixes; plural יְשׁוּעוֺת 2Sa 22:51 2Sa 22:6t.; יְשׁוּעֹת 2Sam 42:12 3t.; יְשֻׁעוֺת 2Sam 53:7; —
1 welfare, prosperity: ישׁעתי עברה כעב Job 30:15 as a cloud my prosperity passed away.
2 deliverance: לישׁועה לי והיתה and thou wilt be to me for deliverance 2Sa 10:11 = 1Ch 19:12.
3 salvation by God, primarily from external evils, but often with added spiritual idea: Gen 49:18 (poem), Isa 33:2; Isa 52:7, Isa 52:10; Isa 59:11; Isa 60:18; Jon 2:10; Psa 3:3; Psalm 3:9; Psa 14:7 = Psalm 53:7; Psa 22:2; Psa 35:3; Psa 62:2; Psa 69:30; Psa 70:5 ( = תשׁועה Psa 40:17), Psa 78:22; Psa 80:3; Psa 91:16; Psa 96:2 = 1Ch 16:23, Psa 106:4; Psa 140:8; Job 13:16; with verbs of rejoicing בישׁועה 1Sa 2:1; Isa 25:9; Psa 9:15; Psa 13:6; Psa 35:9; חוֺמוֺת יָשִׁית יְשׁועָה Isa 26:1 salvation will he set as walls; compare phrase ישׁ ׳אֱלֹהֵי Psa 88:2, ישׁ ׳אֵל Isa 12:2, ישׁ ׳צוּר Deu 32:15 (song), Psa 89:27, compare וְישׁוּעָתִי צוּרִי Psa 62:3; Psa 62:7; ישׁ ׳יוֺם Isa 49:8; הישׁ ׳מַעַיְנֵי Isa 12:3 wells of salvation; plural יְשׁוּעוֺת (intensive), of ׃י מָּנַי ׳יְשׁוּעוֺת Psa 42:6; the salvation of my face (person; ᵑ0 פניו error, ᵑ6 ᵐ5 פני), Psalm 42:12; Psa 43:5; ישׁועות כּוֺס Psa 116:13 cup commemorating saving acts (of drink-offering); further Psa 119:123; Psa 119:155; Psa 119:166; Psa 119:174; || צְדָקָה Isa 51:6, Isa 51:8; Isa 56:1; Isa 62:1; Psa 98:2; Psa 98:3; הָאָרֶץ עַדקְֿצֵה יְשׁוּעָתִי Isa 49:6 my salvation unto the ends of the earth; יְשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ בְּכָלאגּוֺיִם Psa 67:3 among all nations thy salvation.
4 victory: with עָשָׂה work victory 1Sa 14:45; Isa 26:18: elsewhere of victories wrought by Yahweh for his people Exo 15:2 (song) Isa 12:2; Hab 3:8; Psa 20:6; Psa 21:2; Psa 21:6; Psa 44:5; Psa 68:20; Psa 118:14; Psa 118:15; Psa 118:21; phrases: יְשׁוּעוֺת פעל do victories Psa 74:12; יְשׁוּעֹת חֹסֶן Isa 33:6 store of victories; יְשׁוּעוֺת מִגְדּוֺל 2Sa 22:51 Qr tower of victories (Kt מַגְדִּיל and so || Psalm 18:51); יְשׁוּעוֺת מָעוֺז Psa 28:8 stronghold of victories; י אֶתיְֿשׁוּעַת ׳רְאוּ Exo 14:13 (J) see the victory of Yahweh, 2Ch 20:17; יְשׁוּעָה כּוֺבַע Isa 59:17 helmet of victory; בִּישׁוּעָה עֲנָוִים יְפָאֵר Psa 149:4 he will beautify the meek with victory. — compare the synonym תְּשׁוּעָה below
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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