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שָׂרָה H8283

H8283 is the Hebrew word שָׂרָה, transliterated Sârâh and said saw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it sarah.

Word: שָׂרָהTransliteration: SârâhSaid: saw-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 32 verses

What it means

Sarah, Abraham's wife.

Where it comes from

the same as H8282 (שָׂרָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 36 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sarah 32×sarah's 2×lo sarah 1×therefore sarah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Sarah.

Verses using שָׂרָה

All 32 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 17:15 · KJV

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

Genesis 17:17 · KJV

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 17:19 · KJV

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Genesis 17:21 · KJV

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

Genesis 18:6 · KJV

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

Genesis 18:9 · KJV

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

Genesis 18:10 · KJV

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Genesis 18:11 · KJV

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Genesis 18:12 · KJV

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Genesis 18:13 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Genesis 18:14 · KJV

Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Genesis 18:15 · KJV

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Genesis 20:2 · KJV

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:14 · KJV

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Genesis 20:16 · KJV

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Genesis 20:18 · KJV

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

Genesis 21:1 · KJV

And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

Genesis 21:2 · KJV

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Genesis 21:3 · KJV

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

Genesis 21:6 · KJV

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Genesis 21:7 · KJV

And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

Genesis 21:9 · KJV

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

Genesis 21:12 · KJV

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 23:1 · KJV

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Genesis 23:2 · KJV

And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

Genesis 23:19 · KJV

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 24:36 · KJV

And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

Genesis 24:67 · KJV

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Genesis 25:10 · KJV

The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

Genesis 25:12 · KJV

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

Genesis 49:31 · KJV

There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

Isaiah 51:2 · KJV

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8283 mean?

H8283 is the Hebrew word שָׂרָה (Sârâh), meaning Sarah, Abraham's wife.

How is H8283 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sarah (32 times), sarah's (2 times), lo sarah (1 time), therefore sarah (1 time).

How many times does H8283 appear in the Bible?

שָׂרָה (Sârâh) is tagged in 32 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8283 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H8282 (שָׂרָה).

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