סָרָה
sa.rah
revolt
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "sa.rah" (H5627) is defined as "revolt." It occurs 8 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. This word suggests a deliberate act of disobedience or rebellion against authority, whether it be human or divine. The significance of "sa.rah" lies in its implications of resistance and defiance. It highlights the consequences of choosing to disobey or reject established power structures, often leading to conflict and chaos. In the biblical context, "sa.rah" may refer to individual or collective actions of rebellion, underscoring the importance of obedience and submission to authority. The frequency of "sa.rah" in the Bible suggests its relevance to themes of leadership, power, and accountability. Its meaning serves as a reminder of the consequences of rebellion and the importance of respect for authority, whether human or divine.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Isaiah 14:6who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.
Isaiah 31:6Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.
Isaiah 59:13transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Jeremiah 28:16Therefore Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will send you away from off the surface of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’ ”
Jeremiah 29:32therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says Yahweh, “because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.” ’ ”
Deuteronomy 13:5That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,