Sarah שָׂרָה
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| שָׂרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sarah |
| Strong's number | H8282 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | princess |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (1) |
Sarah (Hebrew שָׂרָה, Strong's H8282) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “princess”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
princess, noblewoman, noble lady
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ladies (2), princesses (1), queens (1), princess (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ladies (1), royal birth (1), noble women (1), their queens (1), princess (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sarah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 5:29Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 11:3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
Esther
- Esther 1:18Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:1How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.
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).