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Sarah [a] (born Sarai) [b] is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions.While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister [1] of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.
In Hebrew, Sarah (שָׂרָה) is the feminine form of the noun Sar (שַׂר), which commonly translates to "chief", "ruler" or "prince". It is also related to the verb שָׂרָה, which is also the basis of the name Israel. [6] In Modern Hebrew, Sarah (שָׂרָה) is the feminine form of the word
The difficult genealogy of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 11:29 led to confusion as to the identity of Iscah. The resolution found in Targum Pseudo-Yonathan, the Talmud, and other rabbinic sources is that Sarah was Iscah, and that Iscah was a seer. This meaning is derived from the Aramaic root of Iscah, which denotes seeing.
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.. Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form.
According to the Bible, Hagar was the Egyptian slave of Sarai, Abram's wife (whose names later became Sarah and Abraham). Sarai had been barren for a long time and sought a way to fulfill God's promise that Abram would be father of many nations, especially since they had grown old, so she offered Hagar to Abram to be his concubine.
Sarai (resting place) or caravanserai, a caravan station where travellers would rest Sarai, a common name of Shorea robusta , a tree native to the Indian subcontinent The Sarai Programme at CSDS (the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, an Indian research institute for the social sciences and humanities in Delhi)
Sarah (disambiguation) Sarai (disambiguation) Saraya (disambiguation) Seraiah, a Hebrew name; Seraya (disambiguation) Saray hamam, is bath houses, dated back to the 15th century and are a part of the Shirvanshahs' Palace Complex in Azerbaijan; Galatasaray (disambiguation) Caravanserai, a kind of roadside inn
Meaning: diminutive of Sarah: Other names; Related names: Sarah: Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah. It ...