Lexicon sarah: to persist, exert oneself, persevere Original Word: שָׂרָהPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sarah Phonetic Spelling: (saw-raw') Short Definition: contended NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto persist, exert oneself, persevere NASB Translationcontended (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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