Hebrew
יָשַׁע ya·sah
“to save” · 206 times in the Old Testament
Through the Bible
- “save” 46
- “saved” 33
- “save me” 19
- “save us” 15
- “savior” 10
- other ways 83
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 2 |
| Numbers | 1 |
| Deuteronomy | 5 |
| Joshua | 2 |
| Judges | 21 |
| 1 Samuel | 16 |
| 2 Samuel | 11 |
| 2 Kings | 8 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6 |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 |
| Nehemiah | 2 |
| Job | 4 |
| Psalms | 57 |
| Proverbs | 2 |
| Isaiah | 29 |
| Jeremiah | 19 |
| Lamentations | 1 |
| Ezekiel | 3 |
| Hosea | 5 |
| Obadiah | 1 |
| Habakkuk | 1 |
| Zephaniah | 2 |
| Zechariah | 6 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
With a pronoun joined
Hebrew joins “me”, “you”, “him” and the like to the end of a word.
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“save” 46
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 1
- 10:6 …your servants Come quickly and save us Help us because…
Judges 7
- 3:9 …Kenaz as a deliverer to save them…
- 6:14 …the strength you have and save Israel from the hand…
- 7:7 …who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the…
- 10:1 …of Dodo rose up to save Israel He lived in…
- 10:13 …I will no longer save you…
- 10:14 …have chosen Let them save you in your time…
- 12:2 …called you did not save me out of their…
1 Samuel 3
2 Samuel 2
Job 1
- 22:29 …say Lift them up then He will save the lowly…
Psalms 9
- 18:27 …For You save an afflicted people but…
- 20:9 …O LORD save the king Answer us…
- 28:9 Save Your people and bless…
- 69:35 …For God will save Zion and rebuild the…
- 72:4 …afflicted among the people may he save the children of the…
- 72:13 …the poor and needy and save the lives of the…
- 76:9 …rose up to judge to save all the lowly of…
- 86:2 …You are my God save Your servant who trusts…
- 86:16 …strength to Your servant save the son of Your…
Proverbs 1
- 20:22 …Wait on the LORD and He will save you…
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 6
- 11:12 …gods certainly will not save them in their time…
- 11:12 …gods certainly will not save them in their time…
- 14:9 …like a warrior powerless to save Yet You are among…
- 15:20 …I am with you to save and deliver you declares…
- 31:7 …and say O LORD save Your people the remnant…
- 42:11 …for I am with you to save you and deliver you…
Ezekiel 3
Habakkuk 1
- 1:2 …but You do not save
Zephaniah 2
Zechariah 4
“saved” 33
Exodus 1
- 14:30 …That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand…
Numbers 1
- 10:9 …the LORD your God and saved from your enemies…
Deuteronomy 1
- 33:29 …like you a people saved by the LORD He…
Judges 2
1 Samuel 5
2 Samuel 1
- 22:4 …worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my enemies…
2 Chronicles 1
- 32:22 …So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people…
Job 2
Psalms 9
- 18:3 …worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from my enemies…
- 20:6 …know that the LORD saves His anointed He answers…
- 33:16 …No king is saved by his vast army…
- 34:18 …near to the brokenhearted He saves the contrite in spirit…
- 80:3 …to shine upon us that we may be saved
- 80:7 …to shine upon us that we may be saved
- 80:19 …to shine upon us that we may be saved
- 107:13 …LORD in their trouble and He saved them from their distress…
- 119:117 …Uphold me and I will be saved that I may always…
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 6
- 4:14 …O Jerusalem so that you may be saved How long will you…
- 8:20 …but we have not been saved
- 17:14 …be healed save me and I will be saved for You are my…
- 23:6 …In His days Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell…
- 30:7 …time of Jacob’s distress but he will be saved out of it…
- 33:16 …In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell…
“save me” 19
Judges 1
- 12:3 …that you would not save me I risked my life…
2 Samuel 1
- 22:3 …refuge and my Savior You save me from violence…
2 Kings 1
- 16:7 …your son Come up and save me from the hands of…
Psalms 14
- 3:7 …Arise O LORD Save me O my God Strike…
- 6:4 …and deliver my soul save me because of Your loving…
- 7:1 …take refuge in You save me and deliver me from…
- 22:21 Save me from the mouth of…
- 31:16 …shine on Your servant save me by Your loving devotion…
- 44:6 …nor does my sword save me
- 54:1 …not hiding among us Save me O God by Your…
- 59:2 …from workers of iniquity and save me from men of bloodshed…
- 69:1 …of Lilies Of David Save me O God for the…
- 71:2 …me incline Your ear and save me
- 71:3 …go Give the command to save me for You are my…
- 109:26 …O LORD my God save me according to Your loving…
- 119:94 …I am Yours save me for I have sought…
- 119:146 …I call to You save me that I may keep…
Isaiah 1
- 38:20 …The LORD will save me we will play songs…
Jeremiah 1
- 17:14 …I will be healed save me and I will be…
“save us” 15
1 Samuel 3
2 Kings 1
- 19:19 …LORD our God please save us from his hand so…
1 Chronicles 1
- 16:35 …Then cry out Save us O God of our…
2 Chronicles 1
- 20:9 …You will hear us and save us
Psalms 5
Isaiah 1
- 37:20 …O LORD our God save us from his hand so…
Jeremiah 1
- 2:27 …they say Rise up and save us
Lamentations 1
- 4:17 …nation that could not save us
Hosea 1
- 14:3 …Assyria will not save us nor will we ride…
“savior” 10
“saved them” 7
“save you” 6
“victorious” 5
2 Samuel 2
1 Chronicles 2
Zechariah 1
- 9:9 …comes to you righteous and victorious humble and riding on…
“save them” 4
“saves me” 4
“help” 3
“deliverers” 3
“who saved them” 2
“going to save” 2
“saved us” 2
“deliverance” 2
“who saves” 2
“help me” 2
“save it” 2
“am your savior” 2
“surely save you” 2
“help them” 1
Exodus 1
- 2:17 …away Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock…
“give you the victory” 1
Deuteronomy 1
- 20:4 …you against your enemies to give you the victory
“spare us” 1
Joshua 1
- 22:22 …the LORD do not spare us today…
“as a deliverer” 1
Judges 1
- 3:9 …Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them…
“as their deliverer” 1
Judges 1
- 3:15 …a left handed Benjamite as their deliverer So they sent him…
“can i save” 1
Judges 1
- 6:15 …Lord Gideon replied how can I save Israel Indeed my clan…
“trying to save him” 1
Judges 1
- 6:31 …for Baal Are you trying to save him Whoever pleads his case…
“did i not save” 1
Judges 1
- 10:12 …cried out to Me did I not save you from their hands…
Not matched to an English word 1
1 Samuel 1
“avenging” 1
1 Samuel 1
- 25:26 …you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own…
“revenge” 1
1 Samuel 1
- 25:31 …over needless bloodshed and revenge And when the LORD…
“avenging myself” 1
1 Samuel 1
- 25:33 …kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand…
“rescue” 1
2 Samuel 1
- 10:11 …then I will come to your rescue
“help you” 1
2 Kings 1
- 6:27 …the LORD does not help you where can I find…
“can i find help for you” 1
2 Kings 1
- 6:27 …not help you where can I find help for you From the threshing floor…
“brought about” 1
1 Chronicles 1
- 11:14 …Philistines and the LORD brought about a great victory…
“come to your rescue” 1
1 Chronicles 1
- 19:12 …too strong for you then I will come to your rescue
“can save” 1
Job 1
- 40:14 …your own right hand can save you…
“who save” 1
Psalms 1
- 17:7 …of Your loving devotion You who save by Your right hand…
“saved him” 1
Psalms 1
- 34:6 …the LORD heard him He saved him from all his troubles…
“preserve” 1
Psalms 1
- 36:6 …deepest sea O LORD You preserve man and beast…
“bring them victory” 1
Psalms 1
- 44:3 …their arm did not bring them victory It was by Your…
“gained him the victory” 1
Psalms 1
- 98:1 …hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory
“yet he saved them” 1
Psalms 1
- 106:8 Yet He saved them for the sake of…
“save him” 1
Psalms 1
- 109:31 …of the needy one to save him from the condemners of…
“kept safe” 1
Proverbs 1
- 28:18 …who walks with integrity will be kept safe but whoever is perverse…
“would be saved” 1
Isaiah 1
- 30:15 …By repentance and rest you would be saved your strength would lie…
“who will save us” 1
Isaiah 1
- 33:22 …King It is He who will save us
“can save you” 1
Isaiah 1
- 47:15 …not one of them can save you
“brought salvation” 1
Isaiah 1
- 59:16 …So His own arm brought salvation and His own righteousness…
“brought me salvation” 1
Isaiah 1
- 63:5 …assisted So My arm brought Me salvation and My own wrath…
“how can we be saved” 1
Isaiah 1
- 64:5 …angry for we sinned How can we be saved if we remain in…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
Hosea 1
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.