Strong H8283שָׂרָה

Definition

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In the biblical story

In the Bible

Strong H8283 appears in 32 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

• sarah30
• s2

First verses

1. Genesis 17:15
   And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
2. Genesis 17:17
   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?
3. Genesis 17:19
   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.
4. Genesis 17:21
   But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
5. Genesis 18:6
   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.
6. Genesis 18:9
   And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
7. Genesis 18:10
   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.
8. Genesis 18:11
   Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
9. Genesis 18:12
   Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
10. Genesis 18:13
    And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
11. Genesis 18:14
    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.
12. Genesis 18:15
    Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
13. Genesis 20:2
    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
14. Genesis 20:14
    And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
15. Genesis 20:16
    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.
16. Genesis 20:18
    For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
17. Genesis 21:1
    And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
18. Genesis 21:2
    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
19. Genesis 21:3
    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
20. Genesis 21:6
    And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Occurrences by book

• Genesis31
• Isaiah1

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