sa.rah denotes defiant revolt, expressed in turning from the LORD, speaking against him, or alleging such conduct.

The attested noun describes defiant revolt: people are called back from it, it is spoken in deceptive or oppressive speech, and it can be alleged in a legal accusation. The supplied verses particularly place it in acts directed against the LORD, while Deuteronomy 19:16 shows the same conduct as the subject of an accusation.

1. Defiant revolt against the LORD or another authority · dominant

   In Isaiah 1:5, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “that you add revolt,” amid continued smiting and sickness. Isaiah 31:6 calls the sons of Israel to return from the one from whom they “have deeply revolted,” while Isaiah 59:13 places it among transgressing, deceiving against the LORD, and speaking oppression. In Jeremiah 28:16, it is the matter spoken “to the LORD”; Deuteronomy 19:16 presents it as the conduct a malicious witness alleges against a man.

   Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 31:6Isaiah 59:13Jeremiah 28:16Jeremiah 29:32Deuteronomy 19:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “revolt” in several clauses, “deeply revolted” in Isaiah 31:6, and “rebellion” in Jeremiah 29:32. Its wording in Deuteronomy 13:6 and Isaiah 14:6 does not isolate the noun's specific English rendering.