sarah

Thân thiện

Sarah sits in her tent, holding her newborn son Isaac.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A biblical figure: In the Old Testament of the Bible, Sarah is the wife of the patriarch Abraham and the mother of Isaac. She is a significant matriarch in the Abrahamic religions.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • According to the Book of Genesis, God promised Sarah and Abraham that they would have a son in their old age.
  • The story of Sarah's laughter when she heard she would bear a child is a famous biblical passage.

Advanced Usage

• "A Sarah" (figurative): Used occasionally to refer to a woman who becomes a mother later in life or who shows great patience and faith, alluding to the biblical figure.
  • After years of trying, she finally had a child at 48; her friends called her a modern-day Sarah.

Variants and Related Words

• Sarai: (Proper noun) The original name of Sarah before God changed it, as recorded in the Bible (Genesis 17:15).

Synonyms

• Matriarch: A woman who is the founder or dominant member of a family or group. (Sarah is considered a matriarch.)
• Patriarch's wife: A general term describing her role.

Related Idioms

• "The patience of Sarah": An idiom alluding to the long wait and faith required for the fulfillment of God's promise to her.
  • Waiting for this project to be approved requires the patience of Sarah.

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Noun

1. (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

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