H3444 — יְשׁוּעָה (yeshuah)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H3444
Original: יְשׁוּעָה
Transliteration: yeshuah
Pronunciation: yesh-oo'-aw
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: יָשַׁע (yasha, H3467) — to be open, wide, free; to save, deliver
Occurrences: 76 unique verses (77 tokens)
Books: 12
First Occurrence: Gen 49:18 — "I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Feminine passive participle of H3467 (yasha); something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity: — deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
salvation (all forms)	63	82%
health / saving health	3	4%
deliverance / deliverances	2	3%
help / helping	2	3%
welfare	1	1%
save	1	1%
saving	1	1%
Other (with possessives/prepositions)	4	5%

"Salvation" and its prepositional/possessive forms dominate at 82%, making this the most consistently translated word in the yasha family.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Psalms	45	1.8
Isaiah	18	1.4
Exodus	2	0.2
1 Samuel	2	0.2
Job	2	0.2
Jonah	1	2.1
Habakkuk	1	1.8
Genesis	1	0.1
Deuteronomy	1	0.1
2 Samuel	1	0.1
1 Chronicles	1	0.1
2 Chronicles	1	0.1

Overwhelmingly concentrated in worship/praise literature: Psalms (59%) and Isaiah (24%) account for 83% of all occurrences. Absent from the Prophets outside Isaiah, absent from the Torah apart from Genesis 49:18, Exodus 14-15, and Deuteronomy 32. The word is devotional and proclamatory rather than narrative.

Semantic Categories¶

1. God as Personal Salvation / Refuge¶

Exo 15:2 — "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation"
Psa 62:1-2 — "Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation"
Psa 88:1 — "O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee"
Psa 118:14 — "The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation"
Isa 12:2 — "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid"

2. National / Corporate Deliverance¶

Exo 14:13 — "Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day"
1Sa 14:45 — "Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel?"
2Ch 20:17 — "Stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you"
Psa 14:7 — "Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!"
Isa 26:18 — "We have not wrought any deliverance in the earth"

3. Rejoicing / Celebration of Salvation¶

1Sa 2:1 — "My heart rejoiceth in the LORD... my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation"
Psa 9:14 — "I will rejoice in thy salvation"
Psa 13:5 — "My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation"
Psa 20:5 — "We will rejoice in thy salvation"
Psa 35:9 — "My soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation"

4. Eschatological / Prophetic Salvation¶

Isa 49:6 — "I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth"
Isa 49:8 — "In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee"
Isa 51:6 — "My salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished"
Isa 56:1 — "My salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed"
Isa 62:1 — "Until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth"

5. Salvation as Clothing / Attribute¶

Isa 59:17 — "An helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance"
Isa 61:10 — "He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness"
Psa 149:4 — "He will beautify the meek with salvation"
Psa 28:8 — "The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed"

6. Longing / Waiting for Salvation¶

Gen 49:18 — "I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD"
Psa 119:123 — "Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness"
Psa 119:166 — "LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments"
Psa 119:174 — "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight"

7. Proclamation of Salvation¶

1Ch 16:23 — "Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation"
Psa 96:2 — "Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day"
Isa 52:7 — "That publisheth peace... that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!"
Jon 2:9 — "Salvation is of the LORD"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	30x (39%)	"salvation of the LORD," "thy salvation, O LORD" — YHWH as source
אֱלֹהִים (elohim)	H430	19x (25%)	"God of my salvation," "salvation of our God"
אֶרֶץ (erets)	H776	12x (16%)	"all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation" — universal scope
יוֹם (yom)	H3117	11x (14%)	"day of salvation," "from day to day his salvation"
גִּיל (giyl)	H1523	7x (9%)	"rejoice in thy salvation" — exultant joy
נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh)	H5315	7x (9%)	"my soul shall be joyful... in his salvation" — personal wholeness
עֹז (oz)	H5797	6x (8%)	"strength of salvation," "my strength and song" — paired with power
שָׂמַח (samach)	H8055	6x (8%)	"my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation" — gladness

The dominant pairing with YHWH/Elohim (50%+ of all verses) marks yeshuah as a fundamentally theocentric word — salvation belongs to and comes from God. The frequent joy/rejoicing collocations (giyl, samach) give the word a celebratory tone.

Word Family / Cognates¶

H3467 יָשַׁע (yasha) — root verb: to save, deliver, help (198v)
H3468 יֶשַׁע (yesha) — masculine noun: salvation, deliverance (35v)
H8668 תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah) — feminine noun: rescue, deliverance, salvation (32v)
H4190 מוֹשָׁעָה (moshaah) — feminine noun: deliverance (1v, hapax)
H3091 יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yehoshua) — proper name: "YHWH is salvation" — Joshua/Jesus

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
יֶשַׁע (yesha)	H3468	"salvation," "my salvation"	yesha = masculine, more concrete "deliverance/safety"; yeshuah = feminine, more abstract/comprehensive
תְּשׁוּעָה (teshuah)	H8668	"salvation," "deliverance"	teshuah emphasizes the act of rescue/help; yeshuah emphasizes the state or condition of being saved
σωτηρία (soteria)	G4991	"salvation"	Greek NT equivalent via LXX; carries the concept into NT theological discourse

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI Score	Notes
σωτηρία (soteria) G4991	38	24.85	Primary equivalent — abstract "salvation"
σωτήριον (soterion) G4992	34	22.59	Concrete/adjectival "saving thing/salvation"
ἀγαλλίασις (agalliasis) G20	10	12.84	"Exultation" — captures the rejoicing aspect
δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosyne) G1343	8	7.15	"Righteousness" — where yeshuah and tsedaqah parallel
σωτήρ (soter) G4990	4	9.27	"Savior" — personal agent form
ἐλπίζω (elpizo) G1679	6	8.36	"Hope" — captures the waiting/longing aspect

The dual primary mapping to G4991 (abstract) and G4992 (concrete) reflects the Hebrew word's own range between abstract state and concrete event. The occasional LXX rendering as agalliasis ("exultation") and dikaiosyne ("righteousness") shows translators sometimes rendering the effect rather than the concept itself, particularly where yeshuah parallels tsedaqah in Isaiah.