הַצָּלָה

# H2020: הַצָּלָה (hatstsalah) — Deliverance The Hebrew word הַצָּלָה appears in the biblical text with the primary meaning of "deliverance"—the act of being rescued or saved from a difficult or threatening situation. As a noun form, it represents the concrete result or state of being rescued rather than the action of rescuing itself. Given that this word occurs only once in the biblical corpus, its usage is limited, making it difficult to establish a broader semantic range or to observe how meaning might shift across different contexts. The single occurrence provides only one textual snapshot of how ancient Hebrew writers employed this term, restricting our ability to determine whether "deliverance" represents its only sense or whether additional nuances existed in broader usage. This rarity means the word likely carried specialized or emphatic force when employed by biblical authors, though the specific context of its single occurrence would be necessary to understand its full significance in that particular passage. The term belongs to the semantic field of rescue and salvation, concepts central to Hebrew biblical thought, and its presence—however limited—indicates that ancient Hebrew had specific vocabulary to denote this theological and practical idea of being delivered from peril or captivity.