8297. Saray

Strong's Lexicon

Saray: Sarai

Original Word: שָׂרַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Saray
Pronunciation: sah-RAI
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-rah'-ee)
Definition: Sarai
Meaning: Sarai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root word שַׂר (sar), meaning "prince" or "ruler."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sarai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew context. However, the Greek New Testament refers to Sarah (Σάρρα, Strong's Greek 4564) in passages like Hebrews 11:11 and 1 Peter 3:6.

Usage: Saray, or Sarai, is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the wife of Abram, who is later renamed Sarah by God. The name Sarai is often understood to mean "my princess" or "my lady," reflecting a sense of nobility and honor.

Cultural and Historical Background: Sarai is a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Book of Genesis. She is the wife of Abram (later Abraham) and the mother of Isaac. Sarai's account is intertwined with the covenantal promises God made to Abram, including the promise of numerous descendants. Her initial barrenness and later miraculous conception of Isaac at an advanced age highlight themes of faith, divine intervention, and the fulfillment of God's promises. Sarai's name change to Sarah, meaning "princess," signifies her role in the unfolding of God's plan for His chosen people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as sar
Definition
a wife of Abram
NASB Translation
Sarai (16), Sarai's (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שָׂרַי proper name, feminine wife of Abram (Nö^{ZMG xiii (1888). 484} Ges^{§ 80l} Kö^{ii. 1. 427 make} = foregoing, with old feminine ending ַ י; > Lag^{BN 92, Anm. *, emphasizing different} in ᵐ5, derived from a √ , and compare , name of a barren mountain; compare RS יִשְׂרָאֵל above, below I. שׂרה); — ᵐ5 Σαρα; — Genesis 11:30 (J), Genesis 11:31 (P), Genesis 12:5,11,17; Genesis 16:1,2,3,5,6 (twice in verse); Genesis 16:8 (twice in verse) (all J), Genesis 17:15 (P); שָׂרָ֑י Genesis 11:29 (J), Genesis 16:2 (J), Genesis 17:15 (P).

שָׂשׂוֺן, שָׂשׂן see שׂוֺשׂ.

שֵׂת see שְׂאֵת below נשׂא p.673a.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Sarai

From sar; dominative; Sarai, the wife of Abraham -- Sarai.

see HEBREW sar

Forms and Transliterations

וְשָׂרַי֙ ושרי שָׂרַ֔י שָׂרַ֖י שָׂרַ֗י שָׂרַ֛י שָׂרַ֜י שָׂרַ֣י שָׂרַ֨י שָׂרָ֑י שָׂרָ֔י שָׂרָֽי׃ שרי שרי׃ śā·ray śā·rāy saRai śāray śārāy vesaRai wə·śā·ray wəśāray

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:29
HEB: אֵֽשֶׁת־ אַבְרָם֙ שָׂרָ֔י וְשֵׁ֤ם אֵֽשֶׁת־
NAS: wife was Sarai; and the name
KJV: wife [was] Sarai; and the name
INT: wife of Abram's was Sarai and the name wife

Genesis 11:30
HEB: וַתְּהִ֥י שָׂרַ֖י עֲקָרָ֑ה אֵ֥ין
NAS: Sarai was barren; she had no
KJV: But Sarai was barren;
INT: become Sarai was barren had

Genesis 11:31
HEB: בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרַ֣י כַּלָּת֔וֹ אֵ֖שֶׁת
NAS: his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law,
KJV: son, and Sarai his daughter in law,
INT: his grandson his son and Sarai his daughter-in-law wife

Genesis 12:5
HEB: אַבְרָם֩ אֶת־ שָׂרַ֨י אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְאֶת־
NAS: Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot
KJV: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot
INT: took Abram Sarai his wife and Lot

Genesis 12:11
HEB: וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ הִנֵּה־
NAS: that he said to Sarai his wife,
KJV: that he said unto Sarai his wife,
INT: said to Sarai his wife See

Genesis 12:17
HEB: עַל־ דְּבַ֥ר שָׂרַ֖י אֵ֥שֶׁת אַבְרָֽם׃
NAS: because of Sarai, Abram's
KJV: plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
INT: because of of Sarai wife Abram's

Genesis 16:1
HEB: וְשָׂרַי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אַבְרָ֔ם
NAS: Now Sarai, Abram's wife
KJV: Now Sarai Abram's wife
INT: now Sarai wife Abram's

Genesis 16:2
HEB: וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֜י אֶל־ אַבְרָ֗ם
NAS: So Sarai said to Abram,
KJV: And Sarai said unto Abram,
INT: said Sarai to Abram

Genesis 16:2
HEB: אַבְרָ֖ם לְק֥וֹל שָׂרָֽי׃
NAS: listened to the voice of Sarai.
KJV: hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
INT: her and Abram to the voice of Sarai

Genesis 16:3
HEB: וַתִּקַּ֞ח שָׂרַ֣י אֵֽשֶׁת־ אַבְרָ֗ם
NAS: Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar
KJV: And Sarai Abram's wife
INT: took Sarai wife Abram

Genesis 16:5
HEB: וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֣י אֶל־ אַבְרָם֮
NAS: And Sarai said to Abram,
KJV: And Sarai said unto Abram,
INT: said and Sarai to Abram

Genesis 16:6
HEB: אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־ שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙
NAS: said to Sarai, Behold,
KJV: said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid
INT: Abram to Sarai Behold your maid

Genesis 16:6
HEB: בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: in your sight. So Sarai treated her harshly,
KJV: to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with
INT: your sight treated Sarai fled her presence

Genesis 16:8
HEB: הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה
NAS: He said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, where
KJV: Hagar, Sarai's maid,
INT: Hagar maid Sarai's whence have you

Genesis 16:8
HEB: וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י
NAS: of my mistress Sarai.
KJV: from the face of my mistress Sarai.
INT: said the presence Sarai of my mistress I

Genesis 17:15
HEB: אֶל־ אַבְרָהָ֔ם שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ לֹא־
NAS: to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife,
KJV: unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife,
INT: to Abraham Sarai your wife shall not

Genesis 17:15
HEB: אֶת־ שְׁמָ֖הּ שָׂרָ֑י כִּ֥י שָׂרָ֖ה
NAS: her name Sarai, but Sarah
KJV: her name Sarai, but
INT: call her name Sarai but Sarah

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8297
17 Occurrences

śā·rāy — 16 Occ.
wə·śā·ray — 1 Occ.