לשׁו (Lamed-Shin-Vav or Lamed-Shin-Ayin, depending on the actual root and spelling)
From the image, we are given:
Strong’s #: 3467
AHLB #: 1476-L (V)
Meaning provided: “Rescue” (not “Saved”) – To free or deliver from a trouble, burden, or danger
Hebrew Root: יָשַׁע (Yasha)
Strong’s Concordance: H3467
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible (AHLB): 1476-L (V)
Root Meaning
The root יָשַׁע (yasha) means:
to deliver,” “to rescue,” or “to bring into a safe space.
Though often translated “save,” its more accurate meaning in biblical Hebrew is rescue or deliver from danger, not necessarily in the eternal/modern “salvation” sense.
Word Forms
| Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
| יָשַׁע | yasha | to rescue, deliver |
| מוֹשִׁיעַ | moshia | deliverer, rescuer |
| יֵשׁוּעַ | Yeshua | “He rescues” (a name derived from this root) |
Functional Definition (AHLB)
Rescue: “To free or deliver from a trouble, burden, or danger.”
This aligns with the idea that the Hebrew concept involves physical, emotional, or national deliverance more than a spiritual/eternal salvation idea as interpreted in later theology.
Key Scriptural Examples (ISR 1998)
Exodus 14:30 “Thus יהוה saved Yisra’El that day out of the hand of the Mitsrites…”
Yasha – Here, “saved” means He rescued them from Egypt’s army.
Judges 2:16 “Then יהוה raised up rulers who saved them…”
Again, rulers are deliverers, not “saviors” in the eternal sense.
1 Samuel 10:19 “But today you have rejected your Elohim, who Himself saved you out of all your calamities…”
The focus is temporal deliverance.
Isaiah 45:21 “…There is no mighty one besides Me, a righteous El and a Saviour…”
The term “Saviour” here still relates to One who rescues, not just spiritually but physically and nationally.
Ancient Script Understanding
The image includes pictographic Paleo-Hebrew. If we take the root Y-SH-A (י-ש-ע) in pictograph form:
Yod (י) – arm/hand (work/deed/action)
Shin (ש) – teeth (consume/destroy)
Ayin (ע) – eye (watch/experience)
Possible visual interpretation:
“The active hand (Yod) destroys (Shin) what the eye sees (Ayin) as danger”, a beautiful picture of deliverance/rescue.
Clarification: “Rescue” vs. “Saved”
The word “saved“ has taken on heavy theological baggage, suggesting eternal security or soul salvation. However, the Hebrew focus is more immediate and tangible:
Rescue from enemies
Deliverance from bondage
Freedom from distress
This is why many Hebrew-rooted believers prefer “rescue” over “save” in translation discussions.
Summary
| Term | Rescue |
| Hebrew | יָשַׁע (Yasha) |
| Strong’s | H3467 |
| AHLB | 1476-L (V) |
| Literal | To deliver, free, or bring to safety |
| Context | Often national, physical, or circumstantial deliverance |
| Misconception | Often mistranslated as “saved” in the Greco-Roman theological sense |