"Leah" meaning in English

See Leah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈliːə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Leah.wav
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|לֵאה|לֵאָה|sc=Hebr|tr=Le'a}} Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Leah
  1. (biblical) The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob. Wikidata QID: Q128847 Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (elder daughter of Laban): Λεία (Leía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), لَيْئَة (layʔa) [feminine] (Arabic), Lea (Danish), Lea (Estonian), Lea (Finnish), Léa (French), Lea (German), Lia (German), Λεία (Leía) [feminine] (Greek), Lea (Hawaiian), לֵאָה (Hebrew), Lia (Italian), Lea (english: older versions) (Italian), Lia [feminine] (Latin), Lea (Norwegian), Léia (Portuguese), Lia (Portuguese), Ли́я (Líja) [feminine] (Russian), Lèah [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Lia (Sicilian), Lea (Sicilian), Lea [feminine] (Slovak), Lea (Spanish), Lía (Spanish), Lea (Swedish), לאה (leye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Leah-en-name-en:Q128847 Disambiguation of Individuals: 65 25 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 37 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 53 28 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 37 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 25 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 28 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 54 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 41 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 23 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 45 13 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'elder daughter of Laban': 85 10 5
  2. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (given name): 利婭 /利娅 (Lìyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Léa [feminine] (French), לֵאָה (Hebrew), Lia (Sicilian), Lea (Sicilian), Lea [feminine] (Slovak), Lía [feminine] (Spanish), Lea [feminine] (Spanish), לאה (leye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Leah-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 58 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 25 69 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 50 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 41 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of 'given name': 2 92 7
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Leah-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 41 45 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 45 13
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      "sense": "elder daughter of Laban",
      "word": "Lea"
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      "sense": "elder daughter of Laban",
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      "sense": "elder daughter of Laban",
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      "sense": "elder daughter of Laban",
      "word": "Léia"
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      "word": "Lia"
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      "code": "yi",
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}

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