"לאה" meaning in Hebrew

See לאה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-לאה.wav Forms: לֵאָה [canonical], Le'a [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- (“cow”), possibly from verbal root *l-ʾ-y "to be strong, mighty". Cognate with Akkadian 𒀖 (lītum, “cow”) and Arabic لَآة (laʔāh, “wild cow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at-||cow}} Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- (“cow”), {{cog|akk|lītum|𒀖|t=cow|tr=lītum}} Akkadian 𒀖 (lītum, “cow”), {{cog|ar|لَآة|t=wild cow}} Arabic لَآة (laʔāh, “wild cow”) Head templates: {{head|he|proper noun|head=לֵאָה|sc=Hebr|tr=Le'a}} לֵאָה • (Le'a)
  1. Leah (biblical figure) Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-לאה-he-name-dBvTibcy Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 48 52
  2. a female given name, Leah Categories (topical): Hebrew female given names, Hebrew given names, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-לאה-he-name-VonDZGim Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 48 52 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with redundant script codes: 18 82

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