English
Sarah
Sarah comes from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה ‘lady, princess’.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשָׂרָהśārâ‘lady, princess’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Sarah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשָׂרָהśārâ‘lady, princess’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Sarah
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And God ſaid vnto Abraham, As for Sarai thy…”
The story
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai (שָׂרָי (śārāy, literally “masters, princes”)).
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה
Today it means
name The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה / Sarah