סָרָה

Biblical Hebrew

turning aside — used 7 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

turning aside tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

סָרָה: n.f. turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. a turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal;—always abs. ס׳;— defection, used appar. of any moral or legal offence Dt 19:16, so prob. Is 59:13 (+ עֹשֶׁק, דִּבְרֵי שָׁ֑קֶר). apostasy, Dt 13:6 Is 1:5; 31:6 Je 28:16; 29:32. בִּלְתִּי סָרָה non-withdrawal Is 14:6 (cf. vb., v 25 Am 6:7).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: rebellion (7).

In the verses

Isaiah 31:6 · tree →

שׁ֗וּבוּ לַאֲשֶׁ֛ר הֶעְמִ֥יקוּ סָרָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Word for word: return to [the.one].whom people.have.made.deep rebellion O.people of.Israel

JPS 1917: Turn ye unto Him against whom ye have deeply rebelled, O children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 19:16 · tree →

כִּֽי־יָק֥וּם עֵד־חָמָ֖ס בְּאִ֑ישׁ לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּ֖וֹ סָרָֽה׃

Word for word: (dm) he.will.stand a.witness of.injustice in anyone to testify against him rebellion

JPS 1917: If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to bear perverted witness against him;

On Mova

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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