- Original: שׂרה - Transliteration: Sarah - Phonetic: saw-raw' - Definition: 1. contend, have power, contend with, persist, exert oneself, persevere a. (Qal) to persevere, contend with - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2287 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to prevail: - have power (as a prince). Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • power, 3 Genesis 32:28; Hosea 12:3; Hosea 12:4