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Strong's H8283 שָׂרָה (sarah)

Sarah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H8283
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 2

Strong's H8283 Quick Answer

Strong's H8283 שָׂרָה (Sarah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Sarah (saw-raw') n/p. 1. Sarah, Abraham's wife [the same as H8282] It has 32 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include sarah, will, and sarah's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Sarah (saw-raw') n/p. 1. Sarah, Abraham's wife [the same as H8282]
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sarah, will, and sarah's

Meaning and Definition

Sarah (saw-raw') n/p. 1. Sarah, Abraham's wife [the same as H8282] KJV: Sarah. Root(s): H8282

Original Word
שָׂרָה
Transliteration
Sarah
Derivation
First root strongs: 8282
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8283. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sarah

Usage: 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; § Sarah = "noblewoman" wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

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How Strong's H8283 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Sarah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Sarah Genesis 17:15 29× Sarah's Genesis 24:67 will Genesis 18:10

How Strong's H8283 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8283 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8283 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8283.

Genesis 17:15 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis 18:10 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis 18:13 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Genesis 20:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
Genesis 21:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Genesis 21:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
Genesis 23:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
Genesis 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Genesis 49:31 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8283, grouped by book.

Genesis 31 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8283 FAQ

What does sarah (שָׂרָה) mean?

Sarah (Strong's H8283) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sarah". Sarah (saw-raw') n/p. 1. Sarah, Abraham's wife [the same as H8282]

How many times is sarah (שָׂרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H8283 across 2 books.

Where can I study sarah (שָׂרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8283 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate sarah (שָׂרָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sarah, will, and sarah's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.