The Difference Between yᵉshûwâh and tsᵉdâqâh

Within the Hebrew of the Bible, yᵉshûwâh (יְשׁוּעָה, H3444) and tsᵉdâqâh (צְדָקָה, H6666) are related but distinct concepts. yᵉshûwâh is most often rendered "deliverance", while tsᵉdâqâh emphasizes "justice". Understanding the difference between these words illuminates the precise shade of meaning the original author intended.

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יְשׁוּעָה vs צְדָקָה

yᵉshûwâh and tsᵉdâqâh

יְשׁוּעָה

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

H3444

Exegetical Meaning

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity | Etymology: feminine passive participle of H3467 (יָשַׁע); | KJV: deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

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English Glosses

deliverancehealthhelpsalvationsavesavingwelfare.

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צְדָקָה

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

H6666