Biblical Hebrew

- Advertisements -


hebrew #8280 - שָׂרָה sarah (to persist)


Original Word:שָׂרָה
Transliteration: sarah
Definition:to persist, exert oneself, persevere
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(saw-raw')
............................................................................................................................

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

have power as a prince

A primitive root; to prevail -- have power (as a prince).


Englishman's Concordance

1) contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere
1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2287

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. שָׂרָהverbpersist, exert oneself, persevere (Arabic persist, persevere); —

QalPerfect3masculine singular ׳אֶתאֿ׳שׂHosea 12:4he persevered with God; 2 masculine singular וְעִם אֲנָשִׁים׳שָׂרִיתָ עִםאֿGenesis 32:29 (J). — Hosea 12:5 has Imperfectוַיָּ֫שַׂר in same meaning, as if from a (non-existent) שׂוּר; < read וַיִּ֫שֶׂר (apocope from וַיִּשְׂרֶה). — שׂוֺרָהIsaiah 28:25 see above.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 8280. שָׂרָה (sarah) — 2 Occurrences

Genesis 32:28
HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־ שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־ אֱלֹהִ֛ים
NAS: but Israel; for you have striven with God
KJV: but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God
INT: Israel for have striven with God

Hosea 12:3
HEB:אָחִ֑יו וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ה אֶת־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃
NAS: And in his maturity he contended with God.
KJV: and by his strength he had power with God:
INT: his brother his maturity contended with God

Follow us:



Advertisements