שָׂרָהsârâh

princess, noble lady, princesses (Lamentations 1:1; 1 Kings 11:3; Esther 1:18; Judges 5:29; Isaiah 49:23)

Pronunciation: saw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8282

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 5:29 “Her wise women answer, and she repeats these words to herself:
  • 1 Kings 11:3 He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord.
  • Esther 1:18 Before this day is out, the wives of all the king’s nobles throughout Persia and Media will hear what the queen did and will start treating their husbands the same way. There will be no end to their contempt and anger.
  • Isaiah 49:23 Kings and queens will serve you and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”
  • Lamentations 1:1 Jerusalem, once so full of people, is now deserted. She who was once great among the nations now sits alone like a widow. Once the queen of all the earth, she is now a slave.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).