יָשַׁע

ya.sahVerbH3467

to save

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

166 times

Appears 166 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
28
Psalms
26
Judges
20
Jeremiah
17
1 Samuel
16

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:14
  • 2 Samuel 14:4
  • Isaiah 45:15
  • Judges 6:37
  • Psalms 106:8

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