Sarah
Sarai[1], is given the name Sarah when Abram is given the name Abraham.[2]
“15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai[1], but Sarah[3] shall her name be.” Genesis 17:15
Genesis 20: 2 And Abraham said of Sarah [3] his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech [4] king of Gerar [5] sent, and took Sarah.
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 08297 Sarai Saray Derived from the Hebrew root word שַׂר (sar)08269, meaning "prince" or "ruler." By adding a Hey her name becomes Sarah.
- ↑ “5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.” Genesis 17:5
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 08283 שָׂרָה Sarah [saw-raw’] the same as 08282 princess, noblewoman, Greek 4564 σαρρα princess; n pr f; [BDB-979a] [{See TWOT on 2295 @@ "2295b" }] AV-Sarah 38; 38
- Sarah= "noblewoman"
- 1) wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
- ↑ 040 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ‘Abiymelek [ab-ee-mel’-ek] from 01 and 04428; n pr m; [BDB-4a] [{See TWOT on 3 @@ "3b" }] AV-Abimelech 67; 67 Abimelech= "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
- 1) king of Gerar in Abraham’s time
- 2) king of Gath in David’s time; maybe title of Philistine kings
- 3) son of Gideon by a concubine
- 4) priest, son of Abiathar
- ↑ 01642 Gerar גְּרָר with a double Reish a place S. of Gaza "Derived from an unused root meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
- Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."