Sarah שָׂרָה
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| שָׂרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sarah |
| Strong's number | H8280 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to strive |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Sarah (Hebrew שָׂרָה, Strong's H8280) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to strive”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere
1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | power (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you have struggled (1), he wrestled (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sarah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Hosea
- Hosea 12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).