יֶשַׁעyeshaʻ

deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare

Pronunciation: yeh'-shah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3468

Meanings

1. safety, welfare, prosperity (2 Samuel 23:5; Psalms 12:6; Job 5:4)

2. salvation, i.e. primarily physical rescue, by God, often with added spiritual idea (Isaiah 62:11; Psalms 69:14; Psalms 85:8)

3. victory (Psalms 20:7)

Same root

יָשַׁעyâshaʻ · H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

Where it appears

Appears 36 times in the Bible.

2 Samuel 22:3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:36 You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great.
2 Samuel 22:47 “The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!
2 Samuel 23:5 “Is it not my family God has chosen? Yes, he has made an everlasting covenant with me. His agreement is arranged and guaranteed in every detail. He will ensure my safety and success.
1 Chronicles 16:35 Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation! Gather and rescue us from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.”
Job 5:4 Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.

See every passage

2 Samuel 22:3, 22:36, 22:47, 23:5
1 Chronicles 16:35
Job 5:4, 5:11
Psalms 12:5, 18:2, 18:35, 18:46, 20:6, 24:5, 25:5, 27:1, 27:9, 50:23, 51:12, 62:7, 65:5, 69:13, 79:9, 85:4, 85:7, 85:9, 95:1, 132:16
Isaiah 17:10, 45:8, 51:5, 61:10, 62:11
Micah 7:7
Habakkuk 3:13, 3:18

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).