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Psalms 12:2

“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָשַׁעyâshaʻ · yaw-shah'
H3467 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Grammar: הוֹשִׁ֣יעָ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ה — suffix (paragogic he)
Code HVhv2ms/Sh
Usage: Occurs 206 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 2:17 Exodus 14:30 Numbers 10:9 Deuteronomy 20:4 Deuteronomy 22:27

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 יָשַׁע 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.