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שָׂרַי H8297
H8297 is the Hebrew word שָׂרַי, transliterated Sâray and said saw-rah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it sarai.
What it means
Sarai, the wife of Abraham.
Where it comes from
from H8269 (שַׂר); dominative.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Sarai.
Verses using שָׂרַי
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 11:29 · KJV
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:30 · KJV
But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
Genesis 11:31 · KJV
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Genesis 12:5 · KJV
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Genesis 12:11 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis 12:17 · KJV
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
Genesis 16:1 · KJV
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2 · KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:3 · KJV
And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 16:5 · KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Genesis 16:6 · KJV
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Genesis 16:8 · KJV
And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8297 mean?
H8297 is the Hebrew word שָׂרַי (Sâray), meaning Sarai, the wife of Abraham.
How is H8297 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sarai (13 times), now sarai (1 time), sarai's (1 time).
How many times does H8297 appear in the Bible?
שָׂרַי (Sâray) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8297 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8269 (שַׂר); dominative.
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