H8297 שָׂרַי (Sâray) saw-rah'-ee

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Sarai

Strong's Definition

Sarai, the wife of Abraham

Derivation: from H8269 (שַׂר); dominative;

KJV Usage: Sarai.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Sarai = "princess"

1) original name of Sarah the wife of Abram or Abraham

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂרַי (sa.ray) — Sarai. A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.29; daughter of: Terah (H8646); sister of: Abraham (H0085), Nahor (H5152H) and Haran (H2039); married to Abraham (H0085); mother of: Isaac (H3327); also called Sarai at Gen.11.29,30,31; 12.5,11,17; 16.1,2,3,5,6,8; 17.15; Another name of sa.rah (שָׂרָה "Sarah" H8283) § Sarai = "princess" original name of Sarah the wife of Abram or Abraham

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׂרַי (H8297)

name

Names of People | ≈ שָׂרָה

Sarai = woman, also known as Sarah; ► wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

GEN 11:29 · GEN 11:30 · GEN 11:31 · GEN 12:5 · GEN 12:11 · GEN 12:17 · GEN 16:1 · GEN 16:2 · GEN 16:2 · GEN 16:3 · GEN 16:5 · GEN 16:6 · GEN 16:6 · GEN 16:8 · GEN 16:8 · GEN 17:15 · GEN 17:15

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂרַי n.pr.f. wife of Abram base

Bible Occurrences (13)

11:29 11:30 11:31 12:5 12:11 12:17 16:1 16:2 16:3 16:5 16:6 16:8 17:15

Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, [who was] the father of both Milcah... and Iscah.

Genesis 11:30

But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

Genesis 11:31

And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson... Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out... from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew... Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out... for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 12:11

As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, Look,... I know that you [are] a beautiful... woman,

Genesis 12:17

The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of... Abram’s wife Sarai.

Genesis 16:1

Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no [children], but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.

Genesis 16:2

So Sarai said to Abram, Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing [children]. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.