Leah

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/ˈliːə/

proper noun

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

OriginHebrew לֵאָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe 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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16-17
  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?"

    2010, Cavn Wright, Bedtime Tales, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 113
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Hebrewלֵאָה
  2. EnglishLeah

From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λεία
  • Λεία (Leía)elder daughter of Laban
Arabic لَيْئَة
  • لَيْئَة (layʔa)elder daughter of Laban
Bulgarian Ли́я
  • Ли́я (Líja)elder daughter of Laban
Chinese Mandarin 利婭 /利娅
  • 利婭 /利娅 (Lìyà)given name
Danish Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Estonian Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Finnish Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
French Léa, Léa
  • Léaelder daughter of Laban
  • Léagiven name
German Lea, Lia
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
  • Liaelder daughter of Laban
Greek Λεία
  • Λεία (Leía)elder daughter of Laban
Hawaiian Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Hebrew לֵאָה, לֵאָה
  • לֵאָה (Le'a)elder daughter of Laban
  • לֵאָה (Le'a)given name
Hindi लिआ, लिया
  • लिआ (liā)elder daughter of Laban
  • लिया (liyā)given name
Italian Lia, Lea
  • Liaelder daughter of Laban
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Japanese レア
  • レア (Rea)elder daughter of Laban
Korean 레아
  • 레아 (Rea)elder daughter of Laban
Latin Lia
  • Liaelder daughter of Laban
Lithuanian Lėja, Lėja
  • Lėjaelder daughter of Laban
  • Lėjagiven name
Malay Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Norwegian Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Portuguese Léia, Lia
  • Léiaelder daughter of Laban
  • Liaelder daughter of Laban
Russian Ли́я
  • Ли́я (Líja)elder daughter of Laban
Scottish Gaelic Lèah
  • Lèahelder daughter of Laban
Slovak Lea, Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
  • Leagiven name
Spanish Lea, Lía
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
  • Líaelder daughter of Laban
  • Líagiven name
  • Leagiven name
Swedish Lea
  • Leaelder daughter of Laban
Yiddish לאה, לאה
  • לאה (leye)elder daughter of Laban
  • לאה (leye)given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Leah

viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheasheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheachiaShia
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Anagrams

healhaleAleh
Cite this entry
APA

Leah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leah

MLA

“Leah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leah.

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