Teshuah means “deliverance” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H8668 תְּשׁוּעָה תְּשׁוּעָה (tshuw`ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tshuw`ah (tesh-oo-aw') (or tshuah {tesh-oo-aw'}) n-f. 1. rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.) [from H7768 in the sense of H3467] It has 32 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include deliverance. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
tshuw`ah (tesh-oo-aw') (or tshuah {tesh-oo-aw'}) n-f. 1. rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.) [from H7768 in the sense of H3467] KJV: deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory. Root(s): H7768, H3467
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deliverance: salvation
Usage: : salvation 1) salvation, deliverance 1a) deliverance (usually by God through human agency) 1b) salvation (spiritual in sense) Also means: te.shu.ah (תְּשׁוּעָה ": victory" H8668H)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tshuw`ah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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32 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8668.
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
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Teshuah (Strong's H8668) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "deliverance". tshuw`ah (tesh-oo-aw') (or tshuah {tesh-oo-aw'}) n-f. 1. rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.) [from H7768 in the sense of H3467]
This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H8668 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8668 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as deliverance. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.