יָשַׁע

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to save, be saved, be delivered
• 2.(niphal)
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâshaʻ; Pronunciation: yaw-shah'