שָׂרָה
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H8280
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
persist tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
שָׂרָה²: vb. persist, exert oneself, persevere tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. persist, exert oneself, persevere (Arabic شَرِىَ persist, persevere);— Pf. 3 ms. שׂ׳ אֶת־א׳ Ho 12:4 he persevered with God; 2 ms. שָׂרִיתָ עִם־א׳ וְעִם אֲנָשִׁים Gn 32:29 (J).—Ho 12:5 has Impf. וַיָּ֫שַׂר in same meaning, as if from a (non-existent) שׂוּר; וַיִּ֫שֶׂר (apoc. from וַיִּשְׂרֶה).—שׂוֹרָה Is 28:25 v. supra, p. 965a.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (19 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (12 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: he struggled (2); you have struggled (1).
In the verses
בַּבֶּ֖טֶן עָקַ֣ב אֶת־אָחִ֑יו וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ה אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Word for word: in the womb he.took.by.the.heel (et) brother his and in strength his he.struggled with God
JPS 1917: In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being;
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שִׁמְךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַתּוּכָֽל׃
Word for word: and he.said not Jacob it.will.be.called again name your (dm) (if) Israel (dm) you.have.struggled with God and with people and you.have.prevailed
JPS 1917: 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.'
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