What does סָרָה (sārāh) mean in the Bible?
סָרָה (sārāh): Rebellion as willful turning away from covenant loyalty; primarily apostasy rather than mere error or accident
Hebrew · H5627
סָרָה
Apostasy , crime ; figuratively, remission
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סָרָה H5627
Pronunciation sārāh
What does סָרָה (sārāh) mean in the Bible?
סָרָה (sārāh): Rebellion as willful turning away from covenant loyalty; primarily apostasy rather than mere error or accident
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5627?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rebellion (3), . . . (1), accusing him of a crime (1), and revolt (1), rebelled (1).
Where does סָרָה (sārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 13:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Deuteronomy (2), Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rebellion 3× Deuteronomy 13:5, Jeremiah 28:16, Jeremiah 29:32
. . . 1× Isaiah 14:6
accusing him of a crime 1× Deuteronomy 19:16
and revolt 1× Isaiah 59:13
rebelled 1× Isaiah 31:6
rebelling 1× Isaiah 1:5
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 13:5 סָ֠רָה to rebellion Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 19:16 סָרָֽה׃ to accusing him of a crime Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 1:5 סָרָ֑ה to rebelling Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 14:6 סָרָ֑ה to . . . Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 31:6 סָרָ֖ה to rebelled Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 59:13 וְסָרָ֔ה to and revolt Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 28:16 סָרָ֥ה to rebellion Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 29:32 סָרָ֥ה to rebellion Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 13:5
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 2 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
סָרָ֑ה 2x sā·rāh Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 14:6
סָרָ֥ה 2x sā·rāh Jeremiah 28:16, Jeremiah 29:32
וְסָרָ֔ה 1x wə·sā·rāh Isaiah 59:13
סָ֠רָה 1x sā·rāh Deuteronomy 13:5
סָרָ֖ה 1x sā·rāh Isaiah 31:6
סָרָֽה׃ 1x sā·rāh Deuteronomy 19:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 7x Deuteronomy 13:5, Deuteronomy 19:16, Isaiah 1:5, Isaiah 14:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 59:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rebellion as willful turning away from covenant loyalty; primarily apostasy rather than mere error or accident
Source Gloss
apostasy , crime ; figuratively, remission
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rebellion as willful turning away from covenant loyalty; primarily apostasy rather than mere error or accident
apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission BDB: turning aside Usage: × continual, rebellion, revolt(-ed), turn away, wrong.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
False prophecy and turning away from God's true word, constituting rebellion against divine truth
Apostasy and criminal offense of leading people away from God's counsel through false prophetic claims
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain