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N-proper-fs  |  17× in 1 sense
Sarai; original name of Abraham's wife before God renamed her Sarah ('princess').
The name Sarai designates Abraham's wife in the earlier chapters of her story, before God changes it to Sarah in Genesis 17:15 as part of the covenant promise that she will bear a son and become the mother of nations. All seventeen occurrences fall within Genesis 11-17, tracing her journey from Ur (11:29-31), through the sojourn in Egypt (12:11, 17), the tension with Hagar (16:1-8), and finally the moment of renaming. The Septuagint renders it as Sara throughout, while the Vulgate preserves the distinction between Sarai and Sara.
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Senses
1. Sarai — The personal name of Abram's wife prior to her divinely appointed renaming to Sarah ('princess') in Genesis 17:15. All occurrences cluster in Genesis 11-17: her introduction as Abram's barren wife in Ur (Gen 11:29-31), the journey to Canaan (Gen 12:5), the episode in Egypt (Gen 12:11, 17), and the Hagar narrative (Gen 16:1-8). The name change marks the covenant promise of a son and of nations descending from her. 17×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["سَارَاي", "سَارَايَ", "سَارَايُ", "وَ-سَارَاي"]·ben["এবং-সারয়", "সারয়", "সারয়ী", "সারয়ীর", "সারয়ের"]·DE["Saraj", "Sarajs", "und-Saraj"]·EN["Sarai", "and-Sarai"]·FR["Saraï", "et-Saraï"]·heb["ו-שרי", "שרי"]·HI["और-सरै", "सरै", "सरै-कि", "सरै-ने"]·ID["Sarai", "dan-Sarai"]·IT["Sarai", "e-Sarai"]·jav["Lan-Sarai", "Sarai"]·KO["그리고-사라이는", "사라이", "사라이가", "사라이는", "사라이였고", "사라이의"]·PT["E-Saray", "Saray"]·RU["И-Сара", "Сара", "Саре", "Сару", "Сары"]·ES["Sarai", "Y-Sarai"]·SW["Na-Sarai", "Sarai"]·TR["Saray", "Saray'a", "Saray'ı", "Saray'ın", "Ve-Saray"]·urd["اور-ساری", "سارائی", "ساری", "ساری-نے", "ساری-کی"]
Gen 11:29, Gen 11:30, Gen 11:31, Gen 12:5, Gen 12:11, Gen 12:17, Gen 16:1, Gen 16:2, Gen 16:2, Gen 16:3, Gen 16:5, Gen 16:6  (+5 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שָׂרַי n.pr.f. wife of Abram (NöZMG xiii (1888), 484 Ges§ 801 Köii. 1, 427 make = foregoing, with old fem. ending י—ַ; >LagBN 92, Anm.*, emphasizing diff. in 𝔊, der.froma √ شرى, and cp. شراة, name of a barren mt.; cf. RS יִשְׂרָאֵל supr., sub I. שׂרה);—𝔊 Σαρα;—Gn 11:30 (J), v 31 (P), 12:5, 11, 17; 16:1, 2, 3, 5, 6(×2), 8(×2) (all J), 17:15 (P); שָׂרָ֑י 11:29 (J), 16:2 (J), 17:15 (P).