Leah
See also: leah
English
Etymology
From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Leah
- Elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:
- And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 29:16-17:
- A female given name.
- 2010 Cavn Wright, Bedtime Tales, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 113:
- "I'm Leah Brennan. How can I help you...Gideon?" He gave a short laugh. "Leah! Nice name. Between the two of us, we sound like the Old Testament, don't we?"
- 2010 Cavn Wright, Bedtime Tales, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 113:
Translations
elder daughter of Laban
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given name
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Anagrams
- Hale, Heal, Hela, hale, heal
Norwegian
Etymology
From English Leah, in regular use since the 1990s. Used as a modern spelling variant of the Norwegian biblical name Lea.
Proper noun
Leah
- A female given name.
References
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1711 females with the given name Leah, compared to 1274 named Lea, living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.