Genesis 18:15:2Gen.18.15.W2TAB
שָׂרָ֧ה
sara
“Sarah”
- Transliteration
- sa-RA
- Extended
- sah-RAA
- IPA
- /saːˈraː/
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
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR
- clause
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a
- sentence
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a va-YO-mer LO KI tsa-KHAKT
Exegesis
The name Sarah {שָׂרָ֧ה | śā-rāh} follows a disjunctive accent, foregrounding her action.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ś-rayin–sin–resh
“ten, to be ten”
In context — Genesis 18:15
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. Then He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:15, so the Hebrew word שָׂרָ֧ה (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.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.15.W2.S1) and character.