Leah
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈliːə/
- 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 1609111249, 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 1609111249, page 113:
- Surname
- French: Léa
- German: Lea, Lia
- Italian: Lia; Lea (older versions)
- Portuguese: Léia, Lia
- Russian: Ли́я
- Spanish: Lea, Lía
- French: Léa
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