יָשַׁע
ya.sah
“to save”
Definition
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
a primitive root;
- to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
יָשַׁע appears 166 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
Truly You are a God who hides Himself,O God of Israel, the Savior.
then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
Yet He saved them for the sake of His name,to make His power known.
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