יֶשַׁע
𐤉𐤔𐤏
yeshaʻ
H3468 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Yeshaʻ denotes the state or condition of being delivered from danger, oppression, or adversity; safety, security, or well-being resulting from such deliverance. It can refer to relief from physical threat, rescue in battles or crises, personal welfare or prosperity, and more broadly, the act or result of being saved. In religious contexts, it may signal the protective intervention of the deity, but the word itself centers on tangible experiences of rescue and safety.
Semantic Range
deliverance, rescue, saving, safety, security, relief from distress, well-being, prosperity
Root / Etymology
From the root יָשַׁע (yashaʻ), meaning 'to save,' 'to deliver,' or 'to provide help or victory.' The noun יֶשַׁע (yeshaʻ) thus derives from the verbal sense of delivering or rescuing, but the noun focuses on the state or outcome: safety, deliverance, security. The root is common in Hebrew and appears in several nouns and verbal forms, all related to the concept of help in the face of adversity.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In the Hebrew Bible, yeshaʻ typically describes the deliverance or salvation granted in times of national crisis, often attributed to the deity, especially in poetic and prophetic texts (e.g., Psalms, Isaiah). It broadly covers tangible rescue and abstract well-being, but primarily the former. Unlike תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuʻah), which tends to emphasize the act of rescue or victory, yeshaʻ may highlight the resulting security or welfare. The term is concentrated in poetic and exalted speech; prose narratives favor related but distinct terms. While later English translations sometimes simplify yeshaʻ to 'salvation,' the term's usage in pre-exilic and exilic Israelite texts regularly encompasses military, personal, and communal safety or well-being. The association with specifically religious or eschatological salvation is a development of later interpretive traditions. In non-biblical contexts, cognate forms in other Semitic languages usually retain the sense of help or deliverance without unique theological connotations.
Translation Consistency
Deliverance best matches the primary sense in the SILEX entry—being delivered or rescued from danger or distress—and was the most frequent choice in existing renderings. It is broad enough to cover physical rescue, safety, and the result of being saved while remaining natural English and less theologically loaded than 'salvation,' so it fits typical usage across contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or יֵשַׁע; from יָשַׁע; liberty, deliverance, prosperity; safety, salvation, saving.
Bantu Hebrew
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ישׁע (y-š-ʿ) — to deliver, to save, to help, to give security
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3444 | יְשׁוּעָה | in deliverance |
| H3469 | יִשְׁעִי | My Salvation |
| H8668 | תְּשׁוּעָה | for deliverance |
Word Forms
11 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3468-10 |
יִשְׁעִ֗/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
my salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security | 11 |
H3468-06 |
יֶ֗שַׁע | yesha | HNcmsa |
salvation | deliverance | deliverance | 5 |
H3468-09 |
יִשְׁעֵ֑/נוּ | yisheenu | HNcmsc/Sp1cp |
of our salvation | our deliverance | our deliverance | 5 |
H3468-07 |
יִשְׁעֶ֑/ךָ | yisheekha | HNcmsc/Sp2ms |
your-salvation | your deliverance | your deliverance | 4 |
H3468-08 |
יִשְׁעֵ֔/ךְ | yisheekhe | HNcmsc/Sp2fs |
of your salvation | your deliverance | your deliverance | 2 |
H3468-11 |
יִשְׁעֽ/וֹ | yisheo | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
his salvation | his deliverance | his deliverance | 2 |
H3468-02 |
לְ/יֵ֣שַׁע | leyesha | HR/Ncmsc |
for salvation | for deliverance | for deliverance | 2 |
H3468-01 |
בְּ֝/יֵ֗שַׁע | beyesha | HR/Ncmsa |
in salvation | in deliverance | in deliverance | 2 |
H3468-04 |
וְ֝/יֶשְׁעֲ/ךָ֗ | veyesheakha | HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms |
and Your salvation | and your deliverance | and your deliverance | 1 |
H3468-03 |
מִ/יֶּ֑שַׁע | miyesha | HR/Ncmsa |
from safety | from deliverance | from safety | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
36 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3468-10 |
2 Samuel 22:3 | יִשְׁעִ֗/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
of my salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security |
H3468-07 |
2 Samuel 22:36 | יִשְׁעֶ֑/ךָ | yisheekha | HNcmsc/Sp2ms |
your-salvation | your deliverance | your deliverance |
H3468-10 |
2 Samuel 22:47 | יִשְׁעִֽ/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
my salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security |
H3468-10 |
2 Samuel 23:5 | יִשְׁעִ֥/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
my salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security |
H3468-08 |
Isaiah 17:10 | יִשְׁעֵ֔/ךְ | yisheekhe | HNcmsc/Sp2fs |
of your salvation | your deliverance | your deliverance |
H3468-06 |
Isaiah 45:8 | יֶ֗שַׁע | yesha | HNcmsa |
salvation | deliverance | deliverance |
H3468-10 |
Isaiah 51:5 | יִשְׁעִ֔/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
My salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security |
H3468-06 |
Isaiah 61:10 | יֶ֔שַׁע | yesha | HNcmsa |
salvation | deliverance | deliverance |
H3468-08 |
Isaiah 62:11 | יִשְׁעֵ֖/ךְ | yisheekhe | HNcmsc/Sp2fs |
your salvation | your deliverance | your deliverance |
H3468-10 |
Micah 7:7 | יִשְׁעִ֑/י | yishei | HNcmsc/Sp1cs |
of my salvation | my deliverance-security | my deliverance-security |