Genesis 21:2:3Gen.21.2.W3TAB
שָׂרָ֧ה
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-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV
- sentence
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV la-mo-ED a-sher-di-BER o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verbs precede the subject Śārāh {שָׂרָ֧ה | Śārāh}, and the indirect object ləʾăvrāhām {לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם | ləʾăvrāhām} ‘to Abraham’ marks the beneficiary.
In context — Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the appointed time that God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 21:2, 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.21.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.2.W3.S1) and character.