Sarai — the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׂרַי

שָׂרַי

Sâray · pronounced saw-rah'-ee · Strong's H8297 · a woman

Sarai means dominative.

Built from

שַׂר sar (from, H8269) — a head person (of any rank or class) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8269; dominative; Sarai, the wife of Abraham.

First appearance

Gen 11:29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Sarai

13 occurrences in 13 verses — Genesis

Gen 11:29Gen 11:30Gen 11:31Gen 12:5Gen 12:11Gen 12:17Gen 16:1Gen 16:2Gen 16:3Gen 16:5Gen 16:6Gen 16:8Gen 17:15

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