Yasha — To Save
The root verb of rescue and deliverance — buried inside the names Joshua, Isaiah, Hosea, and Jesus itself.
Pronunciation: yaw-shah'
Hebrew · Strong's H3467 · 198 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV translations: [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Yasha in the Bible — example verses
“And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.”Exodus 2:17 (KJV)
“Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.”Exodus 14:30 (KJV)
“And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.”Numbers 10:9 (KJV)
“For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”Deuteronomy 20:4 (KJV)
“For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.”Deuteronomy 22:27 (KJV)
“And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.”Deuteronomy 28:29 (KJV)
“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.”Deuteronomy 28:31 (KJV)
“Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.”Deuteronomy 33:29 (KJV)
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