Hebrew · H3467, G4990 · unreviewed

מוֹשִׁיעַ

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

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יָשַׁע H3467 properly, to be open , wide or free , i.e. (by implication) to be safe ; causatively, to free or succor

Pronunciation môšîaʿ

Deliverance from confinement or danger; causatively, to make spacious/free, hence to save and preserve.

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σωτήρ G4990 savior

Pronunciation sōtḗr

One who delivers from danger or destruction; applied to God and Christ as ultimate rescuer.

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What does מוֹשִׁיעַ (moshia) mean in the Bible?

יָשַׁע · σωτήρ is a Hebrew word meaning "deliverer or rescuer".

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Meaning

deliverer or rescuer

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 52×

Imperfect 1Sam 17:47 · Isa 45:20 · Job 22:29 · Lam 4:17 · Ps 34:19 · Ps 69:36 · Ps 72:4 · Ps 72:13 · Ps 116:6 · Zeph 3:17 · 2Sam 22:28 · Hab 1:2 · Judg 6:37 · Ps 18:28 · Ps 36:7 · Isa 49:25 23×

Participle active 1Sam 10:19 · 1Sam 11:3 · 2Kgs 13:5 · 2Sam 22:42 · Deut 22:27 · Deut 28:29 · Deut 28:31 · Isa 19:20 · Isa 43:11 · Isa 45:15 · Judg 3:9 · Judg 3:15 · Judg 6:36 · Judg 12:3 · Neh 9:27 · Obad 1:21 20×

Perfect Judg 7:2 · Ps 44:4 · Ps 98:1 · 2Sam 3:18 · Ps 20:7 · Job 26:2 · Judg 12:2 7×

Sequential imperfect Jer 31:7 · Ps 86:2 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 11×

Imperfect 2Sam 22:4 · Ps 18:4 · Jer 23:6 · Jer 33:16 · Jer 30:7 · Prov 28:18 · Jer 4:14 7×

Perfect Deut 33:29 · Isa 45:17 · Jer 8:20 3×

Participle active Ps 33:16 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 63 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 30 Participle 21 Perfect 10 Imperative 2

Stem

Hiphil 52 Niphal 11

Mood

Indicative/jussive 23 Indicative 10 Indicative/cohortative 7 Imperative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

ὡσαννά hōsanná G5614 LXX equivalent Greek

Hosanna

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 5 — Holy Fear, Bold Witness, and Joyful Suffering John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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