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Sarah in Hebrew is שָׂרָה (sará).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׂרָה
sará
name · feminine
In English

Sarah

/ˈsɛɚ.ə/ /ˈsɛː.ɹə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for Sarah as a name.

given name from Hebrew

the wife of Abraham

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׂרָה.

Written with vowel points
שָׂרָה
Written without vowel points
שרה
Said
sará
Its meanings in English
Sarah, a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah

The Hebrew dictionary's page for שרה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with Sarah.

These words come before and after Sarah in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Sarah⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Sarah⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Sarah⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׂרָה⁩, said sará. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שרה⁩.

Is ⁨שרה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שרה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨שרה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Sarah⁩, ⁨שרה⁩ can mean ⁨a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah⁩.

How is ⁨Sarah⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Sarah⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɛɚ.ə/, /ˈsɛː.ɹə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Sarah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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