Genesis

Genesis 17:15

¹⁵Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.^e

Footnotes

e 17:15 Both Sarai and Sarah mean princess; the change in spelling may reflect the difference in dialect between Ur and Canaan.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
As for Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
your wife	אִשְׁתְּךָ֔	’iš·tə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
call	תִקְרָ֥א	ṯiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
her	שְׁמָ֖הּ	šə·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8034 name
Sarai	שָׂרָ֑י	śā·rāy	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her name	שְׁמָֽהּ׃	šə·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8034 name
Sarah	שָׂרָ֖ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.