Sarah

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Pronunciations

Sarah (SAIR-uh) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Sarah, the first of the four Matriarchs, has come to symbolize motherhood for the entire world. The midrash presents her as a prophet and a righteous woman whose actions are worthy of emulation; she converted Gentiles and drew them into the bosom of Judaism." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • שָׂרָה 'lit. lady, princess'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • "Sarah was unable to have children for many years. When she was 90 years old, God told her she would have a child and she laughed. Then Isaac was born." (JPS)

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