Lexicon
תְּשׁוּעָה
te.shu.ah
H8668
H:N-F Hebrew

deliverance: salvation

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Hebrew
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te.shu.ah denotes rescue or a victorious outcome, especially when deliverance is attributed to the LORD.

The term most often names a rescue or victorious outcome in conflict, including deliverance from enemies and military danger. It also names the salvation expected, received, or awaited from the LORD, whether for Israel, the righteous, or an individual speaker.

Senses in use

  1. Rescue or victory in conflict · dominant

    In 2 Kings 13:17, the singular absolute noun occurs twice in the declaration of an arrow against Aram; the APB renders the clause "An arrow of deliverance from the LORD and an arrow of deliverance against Aram." In 1 Samuel 11:9 and 1 Samuel 19:5, it concerns Israel's rescue in the face of hostile threat, while 2 Samuel 23:10 describes the LORD's great outcome after a warrior struck the Philistines.

  2. Salvation sought or granted by the LORD · common

    In Isaiah 45:17, the construct form occurs in the statement that Israel is saved by the LORD; the APB renders "an everlasting salvation." Psalm 37:39 identifies the righteous persons' deliverance as being from the LORD, and Psalm 119:81 places the term in a speaker's waiting for the LORD's aid.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "deliverance," as in 1 Samuel 11:13 and 2 Kings 13:17, and also uses "salvation" in Isaiah 45:17 and Lamentations 3:26. Because the APB is a translation of whole verses, these renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture