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שרה

עברית

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שרה¹

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *śarār (“to rule”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒊩𒈗 (šarratum, “queen”) and Arabic سرر (“to bring joy and delight”).

proper noun שָׂרָה · sará

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah
  2. Sarah (the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible)

noun שָׂרָה · sará · שַׂר

  1. Biblical lady, princess, queen
  2. a female cabinet minister

שרה²

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic شَرَى (šarā, “to persevere”).

verb שָׂרָה · sará · לִשְׂרוֹת · - · שָׂרִיתִי

  1. construction pa'al to be or become great, prince-like
  2. construction pa'al to contend, struggle, wrestle, overcome And he said: ‘Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.’

שרה³

verb שָׁרָה · shará · לִשְׁרוֹת · שְׁרִיָּה · שָׁרוּי · שָׁרִיתִי

  1. construction pa'al, literary (intransitive) to soak, permeate
  2. Biblical, construction pa'al to let loose

שרה⁴

verb

  1. feminine, past, singular, suffix, third person Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of שָׁר (shar).
  2. feminine, participle, present, singular Feminine singular present participle and present tense of שָׁר (shar).

In English

  • minister politician who heads a ministry
  • Sarah given name from Hebrew

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שרה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}