The word Sh'nei literally means "Years of"
However it is also a homophone for the Hebrew word for "two" [f.]
Thus, we have d'rashot on the question - Just what were the TWO lives of Sarah Immeinu?
1. Perhaps the most popular m'haleich is that Sarah had one life in this world, and a second life in the World to Come - Olam Habba.
I'd like to go even further -
2. Sarah had two Careers
The First was as Avraham Avinu's wife
The Second was as Yitzchok's Avinu's Mother.
One may see how protective Sarah became in P. Vayeira 21:10 re: the expulsion of Hagar and Yishma'el
3. From a Historical Perspective Sarah also had two roles
The First was as a living, breathing human, a Tzadeket in the flesh.
The Second is her LEGACY, after she passed she became Sarah Immeinu, a matriarch and an icon for all future Israelites forever.
Shalom and Best Regards,
RRW
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