What does תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah) mean in the Bible?
תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah): Deliverance spanning literal rescue to national salvation; God's decisive intervention restoring safety and victory.
Hebrew · H8668
תְּשׁוּעָה
Rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)
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תְּשׁוּעָהH8668
Pronunciationteshuah
What does תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah) mean in the Bible?
תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah): Deliverance spanning literal rescue to national salvation; God's decisive intervention restoring safety and victory.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8668?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include victory (6), salvation (4), deliverance (2), for the help (2), of victory (2).
Where does תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 15:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (13), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Kings (3), 2 Samuel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itvictory6×2 Samuel 19:2, 2 Samuel 23:10, 2 Samuel 23:12, 2 Kings 5:1
salvation4×1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 19:5, Isaiah 45:17, Isaiah 46:13
deliverance2×Judges 15:18, 1 Samuel 11:9
for the help2×Psalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12
of victory2×2 Kings 13:17
The salvation2×Psalms 37:39, Jeremiah 3:23
Your salvation2×Psalms 40:16, Psalms 119:41
[comes] deliverance1×Proverbs 11:14
and My salvation1×Isaiah 46:13
and salvation1×Psalms 40:10
and victory1×Proverbs 24:6
and Your salvation1×Psalms 71:15
but victory1×Proverbs 21:31
for salvation1×Psalms 33:17
for the salvation1×Lamentations 3:26
for Your salvation1×Psalms 119:81
my Savior1×Psalms 38:22
of my salvation1×Psalms 51:14
rescue1×1 Chronicles 19:12
save1×Psalms 146:3
with salvation1×2 Chronicles 6:41
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 15:18הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הtodeliveranceArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Samuel 11:9תְּשׁוּעָ֖הtoDeliveranceNoun - feminine singular1 Samuel 11:13תְּשׁוּעָ֖הtosalvationNoun - feminine singular1 Samuel 19:5תְּשׁוּעָ֤הtosalvationNoun - feminine singular2 Samuel 19:2הַתְּשֻׁעָ֜הtovictoryArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Samuel 23:10תְּשׁוּעָ֥הtovictoryNoun - feminine singular2 Samuel 23:12תְּשׁוּעָ֥הtovictoryNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 5:1תְּשׁוּעָ֖הtovictoryNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 13:17תְּשׁוּעָ֤הtoof victoryNoun - feminine singular2 Kings 13:17תְּשׁוּעָ֣הtoof victoryNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 15:18
Aligned rows34
Books represented11
Judges11 Samuel32 Samuel32 Kings31 Chronicles22 Chronicles1Psalms13Proverbs3Isaiah3Jeremiah1Lamentations1
Source forms
תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה3xtə·šū·‘āh1 Samuel 11:9, 1 Samuel 11:13, 2 Kings 5:1
תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה3xtə·šū·‘āh2 Samuel 23:10, 2 Samuel 23:12, 1 Chronicles 11:14
וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה2xū·ṯə·šū·‘āhProverbs 11:14, Proverbs 24:6
תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה2xtə·šū·‘āh1 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 13:17
תְּשׁוּעַ֥ת2xtə·šū·‘aṯPsalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12
תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת2xtə·šū·‘aṯIsaiah 45:17, Jeremiah 3:23
הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥ה1xhat·tə·šū·‘āhJudges 15:18
הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃1xhat·tə·šū·‘āhProverbs 21:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular13x1 Samuel 11:9, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Samuel 19:5, 2 Samuel 23:10
Noun - feminine singular construct4xPsalms 60:11, Psalms 108:12, Isaiah 45:17, Jeremiah 3:23
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xJudges 15:18, 2 Samuel 19:2, Proverbs 21:31
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular3xPsalms 40:16, Psalms 71:15, Psalms 119:41
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 11:14, Proverbs 24:6
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular2xPsalms 38:22, Psalms 51:14
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2x1 Chronicles 19:12, Psalms 33:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 37:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deliverance spanning literal rescue to national salvation; God's decisive intervention restoring safety and victory.
Source Gloss
rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deliverance spanning literal rescue to national salvation; God's decisive intervention restoring safety and victory.
rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual) BDB: deliverance Usage: deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
deliverance, safety, or victory
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Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Wise counsel leads to preservation and success.Proverbs 11:14
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