Strong's Lexicon

H3444

H3444 — יְשׁוּעָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewyshuw`ahnoun femOccurrences: 77TWOT: 929b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3444
Word:יְשׁוּעָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine passive participle of H3467
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:77
Transliteration:yshuw`ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:yesh-oo'-aw
Meaning:1. something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance 2. (hence) aid, victory, prosperity
KJV Renderings:deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

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BDB3806

יְשׁוּעָה noun feminine salvation; — ׳ יְשׁ Ps 119:155 + 18 t.; יְשׁוּעָ֫תָה Ps 3:3; Jonah 2:10 יְשֻׁעָ֫תָה Ps 80:3 construct יְשׁוּעַת Exod 14:13 + 4 t.; suffix יְשֻׁעָתִי Job 30:15 יְשׁוּעָתִי Ps 62:2 + 12 t., + 25 t. suffixes; plural יְשׁוּעוֺת 2Sam 22:51 + 6 t.; יְשׁוּעֹת 2Sam 42:12 + 3 t.; יְשֻׁעוֺת 2Sam 53:7

1. welfare, prosperity: כעב עברה ישׁעתי Job 30:15 as a cloud my prosperity passed away.
2. deliverance: והיתה לי לישׁועה and thou wilt be to me for deliverance 2Sam 10:11 = 1Chr 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; Jonah 2:10; Ps 3:3; Ps 3:9; Ps 14:7 = Ps 53:7; Ps 22:2; Ps 35:3; Ps 62:2; Ps 69:30; Ps 70:5 ( = תשׁועה Ps 40:17), Ps 78:22; Ps 80:3; Ps 91:16; Ps 96:2 = 1Chr 16:23 , Ps 106:4; Ps 140:8; Job 13:16 with verbs of rejoicing בישׁועה 1Sam 2:1; Isa 25:9; Ps 9:15; Ps 13:6; Ps 35:9 יְשׁועָה יָשִׁית חוֺמוֺת Isa 26:1 salvation will he set as walls; compare phrase ׳ אֱלֹהֵי ישׁ Ps 88:2, ׳ אֵל ישׁ Isa 12:2, ׳ צוּר ישׁ Deut 32:15 (song), Ps 89:27 , compare צוּרִי וְישׁוּעָתִי Ps 62:3; Ps 62:7 ׳ יוֺם ישׁ Isa 49:8 ׳ מַעַיְנֵי הישׁ Isa 12:3 wells of salvation; plural יְשׁוּעוֺת (intensive), of ׳ יְשׁוּעוֺת פָּנַי ׃י Ps 42:6 the salvation of my face (person; פניו ᵑ0 error, פני ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ), Ps 42:12; Ps 43:5 כּוֺס ישׁועות Ps 116:13 cup commemorating saving acts (of drink-offering); further Ps 119:123; Ps 119:155 ; Ps 119:166; Ps 119:174 || צְדָקָה Isa 51:6; Isa 51:8; Isa 56:1; Isa 62:1; Ps 98:2; Ps 98:3 יְשׁוּעָתִי עַדקְֿצֵה הָאָרֶץ Isa 49:6 my salvation unto the ends of the earth; בְּכָלאגּוֺיִם יְשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 67:3 among all nations thy salvation.
4. victory: with עָשָׂה work victory 1Sam 14:45; Isa 26:18: elsewhere of victories wrought by Yahweh for his people Exod 15:2 (song) Isa 12:2; Hab 3:8; Ps 20:6; Ps 21:2; Ps 21:6; Ps 44:5; Ps 68:20; Ps 118:14; Ps 118:15; Ps 118:21 phrases: פעל יְשׁוּעוֺת do victories Ps 74:12 חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעֹת Isa 33:6 store of victories; מִגְדּוֺל יְשׁוּעוֺת 2Sam 22:51 Qr tower of victories ( Kt מַגְדִּיל and so || Ps 18:51); מָעוֺז יְשׁוּעוֺת Ps 28:8 stronghold of victories; ׳ רְאוּ אֶתיְֿשׁוּעַת י Exod 14:13 ( J ) see the victory of Yahweh, 2Chr 20:17 כּוֺבַע יְשׁוּעָה Isa 59:17 helmet of victory; יְפָאֵר עֲנָוִים בִּישׁוּעָה Ps 149:4 he will beautify the meek with victory. — compare the synonym תְּשׁוּעָה below


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ישועה (y’shoo-gah’)

Isaiah 12:2

KJV: Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
EHCC: God (is) my salvation

Isaiah 25:9

KJV: And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
EHCC: we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Isaiah 26:1

KJV: In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
EHCC: salcation will (God) appoint (for) walls

Isaiah 38:2

KJV: Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
EHCC: our saleatson also in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 49:6

KJV: And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.It is…: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etcpreserved: or, desolations
EHCC: that thou mayest be my saleation

Isaiah 51:6

KJV: Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
EHCC: but my salvation shall be for ever,

Isaiah 52:7

KJV: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
EHCC: that Poblisheth salvation ; -

Isaiah 56:1

KJV: Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.judgment: or, equity
EHCC: my salvation (is) near to come,

Isaiah 59:11

KJV: We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
EHCC: for salvation, (but) it is far off from us.

Isaiah 60:18

KJV: Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
EHCC: thou shalt call thy walls Salvation,

Isaiah 62:1

KJV: For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
EHCC: and the salvation thereof as a lamp

Jonah 2:9

KJV: But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
EHCC: (10). Salvation (is) of the Lord.

Habakkuk 3:8

KJV: Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?of…: or, were salvation?
EHCC: thy chariots of salvation?
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