What does יָשַׁע · נָא mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁע · נָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "save, please; save now".
Hebrew · H3467, H4994
הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא
Properly, to be open , wide or free , i.e. (by implication) to be safe ; causatively, to free or succor · 'I pray' , 'now' , or 'then' ; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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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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נָא H4994 'I pray' , 'now' , or 'then' ; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
Pronunciation nāʾ
Softens imperatives into polite requests; transforms commands into supplications through modal particles.
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What does הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא (hoshi‘ah na) mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁע · נָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "save, please; save now".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3467, H4994?
H3467, H4994 is connected to 609 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. save, please; save now
Source Gloss
save, please; save now
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 63
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×
Word Origins
הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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