Hebrew

To strive

שָׂרָהStrong’s H8280

sarah (sa-rah)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Sarah is the Hebrew word usually translated “have struggled” and “struggled”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”

Genesis 32:28 KJV

Meaning

Contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere(Qal) to persevere, contend with

How it's translated

you have struggled 1
he struggled 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Genesis 1
Hosea 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Hosea 12:3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

Hebrew dictionary

שָׂרָה sarah · to strive

1) contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere 1a) (Qal) to persevere, contend with

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “strive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

STRIVE, verb intransitive

preterit tense strove; participle passive striven. [G. This word coincides in elements with drive, and the primary sense is nearly the same. See Rival.]

To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard; applicable to exertions of body or mind.“STRIVE with me in your prayers to God for me” Romans 15:30“STRIVE to enter in at the strait gate” Luke 13:24
To contend; to contest; to struggle in opposition to another; to be in contention or dispute; followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth.“My spirit shall not always strive with man” Genesis 6:3
To oppose by contrariety of qualities.
To vie; to be comparable to; to emulate; to contend in excellence.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.