8280. sarah
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sarah: to persist, exert oneself, persevere
Original Word: שָׂרָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sarah
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-raw')
Short Definition: contended

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to persist, exert oneself, persevere
NASB Translation
contended (1), striven (1), wrestled (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שָׂרָה verb persist, exert oneself, persevere (Arabic persist, persevere); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳אֶתאֿ ׳שׂ Hosea 12:4 he persevered with God; 2 masculine singular וְעִם אֲנָשִׁים ׳שָׂרִיתָ עִםאֿ Genesis 32:29 (J). — Hosea 12:5 has Imperfect וַיָּ֫שַׂר in same meaning, as if from a (non-existent) שׂוּר; < read וַיִּ֫שֶׂר (apocope from וַיִּשְׂרֶה). — שׂוֺרָה Isaiah 28:25 see above.



Strong's
have power as a prince

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

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