Definition
a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Traditional renderings: × at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Traditional renderings: × at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָשַׁע:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
205 total
- 2 Samuel 10:19לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ · to helpWhen all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
- 2 Samuel 14:4הוֹשִׁ֥עָה · Help meWhen the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
- 2 Samuel 22:3מֹשִׁעִ֕י · and my Savior; תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃ · You save meMy God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- 2 Samuel 22:4אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ · so shall I be savedI will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
- 2 Samuel 22:28תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ · You saveYou save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
- 2 Samuel 22:42מֹשִׁ֑יעַ · to save themThey looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
- 2 Kings 6:26הוֹשִׁ֖יעָה · Help meAs the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
- 2 Kings 6:27יוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְ · help you; אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ · can I find help for youHe answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
- 2 Kings 13:5מוֹשִׁ֔יעַ · a delivererSo the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.
- 2 Kings 14:27וַיּ֣וֹשִׁיעֵ֔ם · He saved them…and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
- 2 Kings 16:7וְהוֹשִׁעֵ֜נִי · and save meSo Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
- 2 Kings 19:19הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּ · save usAnd now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- 2 Kings 19:34לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ · and save itI will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- 1 Chronicles 11:14וַיּ֥וֹשַׁע · brought aboutBut 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.
- 1 Chronicles 16:35הוֹשִׁיעֵ֙נוּ֙ · Save usThen cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
- 1 Chronicles 18:6וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע · victoriousThen he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 18:13וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע · victoriousHe placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 19:12וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ · then I will come to your rescue“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
- 1 Chronicles 19:19לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ · to helpWhen Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
- 2 Chronicles 20:9וְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ · and save us‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
- 2 Chronicles 32:22וַיּוֹשַׁע֩ · savedSo the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
- Nehemiah 9:27מֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔ים · deliverers; וְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּם · who saved themSo You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
- Job 5:15וַיֹּ֣שַׁע · He savesHe saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
- Job 22:29יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃ · then He will saveWhen men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- Job 26:2ה֝וֹשַׁ֗עְתָּ · [and] saved“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
- Job 40:14תוֹשִׁ֖עַ · can saveThen I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
- Psalm 3:7הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי · Save meArise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalm 6:4ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי · save meTurn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
- Psalm 7:1הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי · save meA Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
- Psalm 7:10מ֝וֹשִׁ֗יעַ · who savesMy shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
- Psalm 12:1הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה · HelpFor the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
- Psalm 17:7מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ · You who saveShow the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
- Psalm 18:3אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ · so shall I be savedI will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
- Psalm 18:27תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ · saveFor You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
- Psalm 18:41מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ · to save themThey cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
- Psalm 20:6הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ׀ · savesNow I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
- Psalm 20:9הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה · saveO LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
- Psalm 22:21ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵנִי · Save meSave me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- Psalm 28:9הוֹשִׁ֤יעָה׀ · SaveSave Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
- Psalm 31:2לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ · of my deliveranceIncline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
- Psalm 31:16ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי · save meMake Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
- Psalm 33:16נוֹשָׁ֣ע · is savedNo king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Psalm 34:6הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ׃ · He saved himThis poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalm 34:18יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ · He savesThe LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
- Psalm 36:6תוֹשִׁ֣יעַ · You preserveYour righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
- Psalm 37:40וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם · and saves themThe LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- Psalm 44:3הוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫ה · bring them victoryFor it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.