Word Study

The meaning of מֵישַׁע

Understanding Mêyshaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H4338
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

מֵישַׁע

Phoneticmay-shaw'
TransliterationMêyshaʻ
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

a variation for מֵישָׁע; safety Mesha. - § Mesha = "deliverance" - Mesha, a Moabite 1) the king of Moab in the time of Ahab and Jehoram

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

1 total references
ReferenceText
2 Kings 3:4

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
1x
Most Frequent Book
2 Kings
Book Distribution
2 Kings1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'מֵישַׁע' deepen your understanding of 2 Kings 3:4?