Genesis 18:12:2Gen.18.12.W2TAB
שָׂרָ֖ה
sara
“Sarah”
- Transliteration
- sa-RA
- Extended
- sah-RAA
- IPA
- /saː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sarah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA
- clause
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR
- sentence
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR a-kha-RE ve-lo-TI ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA va-a-do-NI za-KEN
Exegesis
The verb–subject order places Sarah {שָׂרָה | śā-rāh} after the action, emphasizing her reaction.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ś-rayin–sin–resh
“ten, to be ten”
In context — Genesis 18:12
And Sarah laughed inwardly, saying, “Once I have grown frail, shall I find pleasure , when my lord himself is old?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:12, so the Hebrew word שָׂרָ֖ה (sara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.18.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.12.W2.S1) and character.