מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ

   mo-shi-A

   a savior
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב

   mo-shi-A va-RAV

   a savior and a defender
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־יִצְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח לָהֶ֛ם מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב וְהִצִּילָֽם׃

   ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM

   for when they cry out to the LORD because of oppressors and he will send to them a savior and a defender and he will deliver them
4. sentence🔊 וְהָיָ֨ה לְא֥וֹת וּלְעֵ֛ד לַֽיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־יִצְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח לָהֶ֛ם מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב וְהִצִּילָֽם׃

   ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM

   and it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt for when they cry out to the LORD because of oppressors and he will send to them a savior and a defender and he will deliver them

Exegesis

The sequence wə-yišlāḥ lā-hem mōšîaʿ wārāḇ wə-hiṣîlām {וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח לָהֶ֛ם מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב וְהִצִּילָֽם | wə-yish-lāḥ lā-hem mō-šî-aʿ wā-rāḇ wə-hits-î-lām} employs vav-consecutive and Hiphil perfect forms to underscore decisive divine intervention—sending both a savior and a great one who effects deliverance. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and causal flow while conveying emphasis on salvation.

Root and etymology

yšʿ🔊 י־שׁ־עyod–shin–ayin

“to save”

• 🔊 יְשׁוּעָהyə-šû-‘āhsalvationIsaiah 12:2