Salvation in Scripture.
Explore salvation in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Yeshuah' (Salvation, deliverance) and Greek 'Soteria' (Salvation, deliverance). Discover how every original-language word for Salvation deepens your understanding of Scripture.
Greek Terms
Hebrew Terms
deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. - something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance - hence, aid, victory, prosperity 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) welfare, prosperity 1b) deliverance 1c) salvation (by God) 1d) victory
[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory. - properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe - causatively, to free or succor 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to
deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory. - rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual) 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) deliverance (usually by God through human agency) 1b) salvation (spiritual in sense)
Definition Comparison
| Strong's | Word | Language | Definition | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3444 | יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh | Hebrew | deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. - something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance - hence, aid, victory, prosperity 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) welfare, prosperity 1b) deliverance 1c) salvation (by God) 1d) victory | 0 |
| H3467 | יָשַׁעyâshaʻ | Hebrew | [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory. - properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe - causatively, to free or succor 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to | 0 |
| H8668 | תְּשׁוּעָהtᵉshûwʻâh | Hebrew | deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory. - rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual) 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) deliverance (usually by God through human agency) 1b) salvation (spiritual in sense) | 0 |
| G4991 | σωτηρίαsōtēría | Greek | deliver, health, salvation, save, saving. - rescue or safety (physically or morally) | 0 |
| G4992 | σωτήριονsōtḗrion | Greek | salvation. - defender or (by implication) defence | 0 |
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