מוֹשִׁיעַ, protector, aid, esp. (by adopting the phrase Deut. XXII, 27) means of saving a betrothed damsel assaulted. Snh. 73ᵃ הא יש מ׳ לה בכל דבר שיכול להושיע but if there is aid, any means to save her is permitted (even by the death of the assailant). Ib. יש לה מ׳ אין וכ׳ if there is another way of saving her, you dare not kill him.