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Strong's #8283 - שָׂרָה

Transliteration

Sârâh

Phonetics

saw-raw'

Origin

the same as (H8282)

Parts of Speech

proper feminine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Sarah = "noblewoman"
1. wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

BSB (37)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

CSB (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

ESV (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

KJV (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

LEB (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

LSB (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

N95 (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

NAS (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (38)

Genesis 37

Isaiah 1

ASV (38)

and sarah 11

and shall sarah 1

and the life of sarah 1

and unto sarah 2

and, lo, sarah 1

did sarah 1

for sarah 1

him sarah 1

in all that sarah 1

is sarah 1

nay, but sarah 1

of sarah 2

sarah 5

sarah's 2

that sarah 1

then sarah 1

to be with sarah 1

unto him, whom sarah 1

unto sarah 2

whom sarah 1

BSB (37)

and sarah 2

but sarah 2

can sarah 1

did sarah 1

for her 1

for sarah 1

had sarah 1

now sarah 1

sarah 19

sarah''s 1

she 1

so sarah 1

so she 1

that sarah 1

then sarah 1

to sarah 2

CSB (38)

her 1

sarah 34

sarah's 1

she 2

ESV (38)

sarah 37

sarah's 1

KJV (38)

sarah 36

sarah's 2

LEB (38)

⌊can sarah 1

and ⌊sarah 1

and sarah 8

and to sarah 1

but sarah 2

for sarah 2

is sarah 1

now sarah 1

sarah 17

so sarah 1

that sarah 2

to sarah 1

LSB (38)

sarah 36

sarah's 2

N95 (38)

sarah 36

sarah's 2

NAS (38)

sarah 36

sarah's 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (38)

and sarah 2

and to sarah 1

did sarah 1

for sarah 1

in all that sarah 1

is sarah 1

of sarah 1

sarah 15

that sarah 1

then sarah 1

there with sarah 1

to sarah 3

whom sarah 1

will be sarah 1

will sarah 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. שָׂרָה₃₇ proper name, feminine wife of Abraham ( princess); — Σαρρα: Genesis 17:15 (where formal change from שָׂרַי), Genesis 17:17; Genesis 17:19; Genesis 17:21; Genesis 21:1b. 3; Genesis 23:1 (twice in verse); Genesis 23:2 (twice in verse); Genesis 23:19; Genesis 25:10,12; Genesis 49:31 (all P), Genesis 18:6 9t. 18, Genesis 21:1a. 2 a Genesis 24:36,67 (all J), Genesis 20:2 (twice in verse); Genesis 20:14,16,18; Genesis 21:6,7,9,12 (all E); as ancestress of Hebrews Isaiah 51:2.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׂרָה

(1) to place in a row, to set in order; Arab. سار Med. Waw, reihen, ordnen. Hence שׂוֹרָה series, order, row; which see.

(2) to be leader, commander, prince, i.q. שׂוּר No. I. 2, and שָׂרַר; from setting in order, arranging soldiers. Arab. سَرُوَ to be noble, liberal; سَِرىُّ a prince, a noble.

(3) to fight (prop. to wage war) with any one; followed by עִם Genesis 32:29 followed by אֵת Hosea 12:4 (Arab. شرا Conj. III. id.). Fut. is taken from שׂוּר No. I.

Derivatives, שׂוֹרָה, מִשְׂרָה and pr. names שָׂרַי, שְׂרָיָה, יִשְׂרָאֵל.

שָׂרָה f. of the noun שַׂר

(1) a princess, a noble lady, Judges 5:29; Esther 1:18; Isaiah 49:23 specially of the wives of a king of noble birth, 1 Kings 11:3 who differed from the concubines; comp. Song of Solomon 6:8. Metaph. Lamentations 1:1, שָׂרָתִי בַּמְּדִינוֹת “princess of the provinces.”

(2) pr.n. Sarah; see שָׂרַי.

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List of Word Forms

וְשָׂרָ֥ה וְשָׂרָה֙ וּלְשָׂרָ֣ה וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה ולשרה ושרה לְשָׂרָ֔ה לְשָׂרָ֖ה לְשָׂרָ֣ה לשרה שָׂרָ֑ה שָׂרָ֔ה שָׂרָ֖ה שָׂרָ֗ה שָׂרָ֜ה שָׂרָ֣ה שָׂרָ֥ה שָׂרָ֧ה שָׂרָ֧ה ׀ שָׂרָֽה׃ שָׂרָה֙ שָׂרָה֩ שרה שרה׃ lə·śā·rāh lesaRah ləśārāh śā·rāh saRah śārāh ū·lə·śā·rāh ulesaRah ūləśārāh vesaRah wə·śā·rāh wəśārāh