Leah

//ˈliːə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.

    "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."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Hebrew.

    ""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?""

  3. 3
    A surname.

Example

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"You are blessed, oh Lord our God and God of our ancestors, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, God of Sarah, God of Rebecca, God of Rachel and God of Leah."

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

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