Genesis 18:13:7Gen.18.13.W7TAB
שָׂרָ֜ה
sarah
“Sarah”
- Transliteration
- sa-RAH
- Extended
- sah-RAAH
- 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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Word in context
- word
sa-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH
- clause
LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-av-ra-HAM LAM-mah ZEH tsa-kha-KAH sa-RAH le-MOR ha-AF um-NAM e-LED va-a-NI za-kan-TI
Root and etymology
ʿ-ś-rayin–sin–resh
“ten, to be ten”
In context — Genesis 18:13
Then the LORD spoke to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, even though I have grown old?'"
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:13, so the Hebrew word שָׂרָ֜ה (sarah) 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.18.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.13.W7.S1) and character.