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הַצָּלָה

𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤄

hatstsâlâh

H2020 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נצל to deliver, to rescue, to snatch away

Definition

Act of delivering or rescuing from danger, harm, or distress; the state or event of being saved from a threatening or adverse situation. In most contexts, it denotes a successful removal or withdrawal from peril, action resulting in liberation, or the outcome of protective intervention. The term may refer to physical, social, or existential threats, focusing on the process or act of being brought to safety.

Semantic Range

rescue, deliverance, act of saving, escape from danger, liberation from immediate threat, being saved from harm

Root / Etymology

From the root נצל, meaning 'to deliver, rescue, snatch away.' The nominal form הַצָּלָה is derived via the hiṯpa‘ēl stem pattern, denoting the result or act of rescue or deliverance, distinguishing the event or process of being delivered from the general verbal action.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The word הַצָּלָה appears predominantly in later Hebrew texts, such as in Esther (Esther 4:14), where it conveys national deliverance from extermination, and in late biblical or post-exilic contexts. The underlying concept is often physical rescue, but it can also include broader notions of communal or personal rescue from harm. Compared to related terms like יְשׁוּעָה (yeshu‘ah, 'salvation') or פְּדֻת (pedut, 'ransom, redemption'), הַצָּלָה tends to emphasize immediate practical rescue rather than theological or covenantal dimensions. The English term 'deliverance' does not always capture the nuance of protective action or the agentive removal from harm reflected in the Hebrew.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from נָצַל; rescue; deliverance.

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Root Family

נצל (n-ṣ-l) — deliver, rescue, snatch away

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H5337 נָצַל I will snatch away
H5338 נְצַל to effect rescue

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H2020-01 וְ/הַצָּלָ֞ה vehatsalah HC/Ncfsa and-deliverance and rescue 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H2020-01 Esther 4:14 וְ/הַצָּלָ֞ה vehatsalah HC/Ncfsa and-deliverance and rescue
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