What does הַצָּלָה (haṣālāh) mean in the Bible?
הַצָּלָה (haṣālāh): Deliverance from immediate danger or distress; God's protective intervention preserves life and restores safety
Hebrew · H2020
הַצָּלָה
Rescue
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הַצָּלָה H2020
Pronunciation haṣālāh
What does הַצָּלָה (haṣālāh) mean in the Bible?
הַצָּלָה (haṣālāh): Deliverance from immediate danger or distress; God's protective intervention preserves life and restores safety
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How does the BSB render H2020?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and deliverance (1).
Where does הַצָּלָה (haṣālāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 4:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and deliverance 1× Esther 4:14
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First aligned row Esther 4:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Esther 1
Source forms
וְהַצָּלָ֞ה 1x wə·haṣ·ṣā·lāh Esther 4:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 4:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deliverance from immediate danger or distress; God's protective intervention preserves life and restores safety
Source Gloss
rescue
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deliverance from immediate danger or distress; God's protective intervention preserves life and restores safety
rescue BDB: deliverance Usage: deliverance.
Word Origins
הַצָּלָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain