Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8280
שָׂרָה
sa.rah · “to strive”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
1) contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere
1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with
Where it appears
Genesis1
Hosea1
In the text
Genesis 32:29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.Hosea 12:4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;
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