Salvation
יְשׁוּעָהStrong’s H3444yeshuah (ye-shu-ah)
Appears in 77 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Salvation, deliverance, rescue. It shares a root with the names Joshua and Jesus (Yeshua). "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation" (Exodus 15:2).
“The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”
Meaning
- Salvation, deliverancewelfare, prosperity · deliverance · salvation (by God) · victory
How it's translated
- salvation 14
- salvation of 7
- salvation my 7
- deliverance 5
- salvation his 4
- salvation your 4
- and salvation my 4
- in deliverance your 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 45
- Isaiah 18
- Exodus 2
- 1 Samuel 2
- 2 Samuel 2
- Job 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
- Exodus 14:13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
- 1 Samuel 14:45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
- 2 Samuel 10:11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
All 77 verses, by book
- Genesis 1
- 49:18
- Deuteronomy 1
- 32:15
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 16:23
- 2 Chronicles 1
- 20:17
- Psalms 45
- 3:23:89:1413:514:718:5020:521:121:522:128:835:335:942:542:1143:544:453:662:162:262:667:268:1969:2970:474:1278:2280:288:189:2691:1696:298:298:3106:4116:13118:14118:15118:21119:123119:155119:166119:174140:7149:4
- Jonah 1
- 2:9
- Habakkuk 1
- 3:8
Hebrew dictionary
יְשׁוּעָה yeshuah · salvation
1) salvation, deliverance 1a) welfare, prosperity 1b) deliverance 1c) salvation (by God) 1d) victory
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “salvation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SALVA'TION, noun
[Latin salvo, to save.]
- The act of saving; preservation from destruction, danger or great calamity.
- Appropriately in theology, the redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him everlasting happiness.“Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation” 2 Corinthians 7:10
- Deliverance from enemies; victory. Exodus 14:13
- Remission of sins, or saving graces. Luke 19:9
All definitions
- The author of man's salvation Psalms 27:1
- A term of praise or benediction. Revelation 19:1
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.