ישועה

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ע (y-sh-ʿ)

Noun

יְשׁוּעָה • (yeshu'á) f

1. salvation, help, rescue
   • c. 1200s, מעוז צור [Ma'oz Tzur] (text)

     מָעוֹז צוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי לְךָ נָאֶה לְשַׁבֵּחַ

     ma'óz tsur y'shu'atí, l'khá na'éh l'shabéakh.

     O stone stronghold of my salvation, you it is fitting to praise.

   • Tanach, Isaiah 12:2-3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     הִנֵּה אֵל יְשׁוּעָתִי אֶבְטַח וְלֹא אֶפְחָד כִּי־עׇזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ יְהֹוָה וַיְהִי־לִי לִישׁוּעָה׃ וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה׃

     hiné el y'shu'atí eftákh v'ló efkhád ki ozí v'zimrát yah YHVH vay'hí li liy'shu'á. ush'ávtem máyim b'sasón mima'ayné hay'shu'á.

     Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for GOD the LORD is my strength and song; and He is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Mo'ed Katan 5a:

     כׇּל הַשָּׁם אוֹרְחוֹתָיו זוֹכֶה וְרוֹאֶה בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא

     kol ha-sham orḥotáv zokhé v-ro'é bi-yshuʿató shel ha-qadósh barúkh hu

     Everyone who appraises his ways merits and sees the salvation of the Holy Blessed One.

Declension

Declension of יְשׁוּעָה

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יְשׁוּעָה	first	יְשׁוּעָתִי		יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ
	definite	הַיְּשׁוּעָה	second	יְשׁוּעָתְךָ	יְשׁוּעָתֵךְ	יְשׁוּעַתְכֶם	יְשׁוּעַתְכֶן
	construct	יְשׁוּעַת־	third	יְשׁוּעָתוֹ	יְשׁוּעָתָהּ	יְשׁוּעָתָם	יְשׁוּעָתָן
plural	indefinite	יְשׁוּעוֹת	first	ישועותיי / יְשׁוּעוֹתַי		יְשׁוּעוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּשׁוּעוֹת	second	יְשׁוּעוֹתֶיךָ	ישועותייך / יְשׁוּעוֹתַיִךְ	יְשׁוּעוֹתֵיכֶם	יְשׁוּעוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	יְשׁוּעוֹת־	third	יְשׁוּעוֹתָיו	יְשׁוּעוֹתֶיהָ	יְשׁוּעוֹתָם	יְשׁוּעוֹתָן

References

• H3444 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְשׁוּעָה (y'shu'á).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /jɜˈʃʊ.ɜ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /jɜˈʃiː.ɜ/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /jɜˈʃi.ɜ/

Noun

ישועה • (yeshue) f, plural ישועות (yeshues)

1. salvation