Word Study · Strong's H8282 · Hebrew

שָׂרָה

sarah

saw-raw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: sârâh

“a mistress, i.e. female noble”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a mistress, i.e. female noble

Rendered in the KJV as

lady, princess, queen.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙1
שָׂרוֹת֙1
שָׂר֣וֹת1
שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָ1
שָׂרָ֙תִי֙1

How it is rendered · 5

[the] noble ladies of1
a princess1
and princesses their1
noble ladies1
noble ladies her1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
noun · feminine plural1
noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
HNcfpa · 1
HNcfpc · 1
HNcfpc/Sp3fs · 1
HNcfsc · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Judges1 of 5 · 20%
1 Kings1 of 5 · 20%
Esther1 of 5 · 20%
Isaiah1 of 5 · 20%
Lamentations1 of 5 · 20%

Judges carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 5:29שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsaroteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularHer wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,here: noble ladies her

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 11:3שָׂרוֹת֙sarotnoun · feminine pluralHe had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.here: noble ladies

Esther1 occurrence

Esther 1:18שָׂר֣וֹתsarotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.here: [the] noble ladies of

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 49:23וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙vesaroteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”here: and princesses their

Lamentations1 occurrence

Lamentations 1:1שָׂרָ֙תִי֙saratinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.here: a princess

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled שָׂרָה

H8280 · 2×

שָׂרָה

sarah

“to prevail”

H8283 · 38×

שָׂרָה

Sarah

“Sarah, Abraham's wife”

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