וַ/יּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔/ן

𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤏/𐤍

yâshaʻ

and helped them

To deliver, save, or bring to safety; to grant relief from distress, danger, or oppression. The term encompasses both physical deliverance (from enemies, peril, or trouble) and figurative salvation (relief from broader harm, sometimes extending to communal or national preservation). In some forms, it also can mean to give victory or to help.

H3467

Exodus 2:17 · Word #6

Lexicon H3467

Lemmaיָשַׁע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤏
Transliterationyâshaʻ
Strong'sH3467
DefinitionTo deliver, save, or bring to safety; to grant relief from distress, danger, or oppression. The term encompasses both physical deliverance (from enemies, peril, or trouble) and figurative salvation (relief from broader harm, sometimes extending to communal or national preservation). In some forms, it also can mean to give victory or to help.

Morphology HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand helped them

SIBI-P1 Translation H3467-47

and he delivered them

Morphological NotesVerb; Hiphil (causative); sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol); 3rd person masculine singular subject; 3rd person feminine plural pronominal suffix (object).
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem conveys causative action, meaning "to cause to be safe" or "to deliver." The sequential imperfect 3ms with a 3fp suffix yields "and he delivered them," preserving both the causative force and the feminine plural object.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and he delivered them

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 correctly matches the context where 'he delivered them' reflects the act of saving/rescuing from harm, aligning with the Hebrew and narrative.