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Genesis 49:18

“I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh · yesh-oo'-aw
H3444 · Hebrew

Definition: something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
Derivation: feminine passive participle of H3467 (יָשַׁע);
KJV renderings: deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
Grammar: לִֽ — preposition
ישׁוּעָתְ — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
ךָ֖ — suffix (pronominal), 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
Usage: Occurs 77 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 14:13 Exodus 15:2 Deuteronomy 32:15 1 Samuel 2:1 1 Samuel 14:45

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יְשׁוּעָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.