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Sarai

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[suh--rahy] / sə ˈraɪ /

noun

  1. an earlier name of Sarah. Genesis 17:15.


Etymology

Origin of Sarai

From Hebrew Śārāī, an older and dialect form of Sarah ( def. )

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Chail's trial heard that, prior to his arrest on Christmas Day 2021, he had exchanged more than 5,000 messages with an online companion he'd named Sarai, and had created through the Replika app.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2023

He chatted with Sarai almost every night between 8 and 22 December 2021.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2023

But I don’t really know how to feel,” Menjivar’s granddaughter Sarai Palacios said inside her family’s store as news cameras pointed at her mother and grandmother.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

“It’s been absolutely incredible and a great testament to some of the work that is happening around the world,” FIFA’s head of women’s football, Sarai Bareman, told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2023

He understood one thing in the swirl of creatures: Sarai was waiting for him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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