Strong's Hebrew: 8280. שָׂרָה (sarah) -- to persist, exert oneself, persevereBible > Strong's > Hebrew > 8280◄ 8280. sarah ►Strong's Concordancesarah: to persist, exert oneself, persevereOriginal Word: שָׂרָהPart of Speech: VerbTransliteration: sarahPhonetic Spelling: (saw-raw')Short Definition: contendedNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origina prim. rootDefinitionto persist, exert oneself, persevereNASB Translationcontended (1), striven (1), wrestled (1).Brown-Driver-Briggs I. שָׂרָה verb persist, exert oneself, persevere (Arabic  persist, persevere); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳אֶתאֿ ׳שׂ Hosea 12:4 he persevered with God; 2 masculine singular וְעִם אֲנָשִׁים ׳שָׂרִיתָ עִםאֿ Genesis 32:29 (J). — Hosea 12:5 has Imperfect וַיָּ֫שַׂר in same meaning, as if from a (non-existent) שׂוּר; < read וַיִּ֫שֶׂר (apocope from וַיִּשְׂרֶה). — שׂוֺרָה Isaiah 28:25 see above. Strong's Exhaustive Concordancehave power as a prince A primitive root; to prevail -- have power (as a prince). Forms and Transliterationsשָׂרִ֧יתָ שָׂרָ֥ה שרה שרית śā·rāh śā·rî·ṯā saRah śārāh saRita śārîṯāLinksInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's ConcordanceStrong's Hebrew 82802 Occurrencesśā·rāh — 1 Occ.śā·rî·ṯā — 1 Occ.Genesis 32:28 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־  שָׂרִ֧יתָ  עִם־ אֱלֹהִ֛יםNAS: but Israel; for you have striven with GodKJV: but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with GodINT: Israel for have striven with GodHosea 12:3 HEB: אָחִ֑יו וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ  שָׂרָ֥ה  אֶת־ אֱלֹהִֽים׃NAS: And in his maturity he contended with God.KJV: and by his strength he had power with God:INT: his brother his maturity contended with God2 Occurrences