Leah — the meaning of the Hebrew name לֵאָה

לֵאָה

Lêʼâh · pronounced lay-aw' · Strong's H3812 · a woman

Leah means weary.

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Strong's definition

from H3811; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob.

First appearance

Gen 29:16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Leah

32 occurrences in 32 verses — Genesis, Ruth

Gen 29:16Gen 29:17Gen 29:23Gen 29:24Gen 29:25Gen 29:30Gen 29:31Gen 29:32Gen 30:9Gen 30:10Gen 30:11Gen 30:12Gen 30:13Gen 30:14Gen 30:16Gen 30:17Gen 30:18Gen 30:19Gen 30:20Gen 31:4Gen 31:14Gen 31:33Gen 33:1Gen 33:2Gen 33:7Gen 34:1Gen 35:23Gen 35:26Gen 46:15Gen 46:18Gen 49:31Ruth 4:11

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