and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)חַיֵּ֣י
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figurativelyשָׂרָ֔ה
Sârâh
Sarah, Abraham's wifeמֵאָ֥ה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionשָׁנָ֛ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים
ʻesrîym
and — twenty; also (ordinal) twentiethשָׁנָ֖ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)וְשֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
and — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite numberשָׁנִ֑ים
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)שְׁנֵ֖י
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)חַיֵּ֥י
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figurativelyשָׂרָֽה
Sârâh
Sarah, Abraham's wife
Genesis 23:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Sarah lived a hundred and twenty-seven years; this was the length of the life of Sarah.
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