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Meaning of Leah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈliːə

Definitions

  1. The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname.

Equivalents

العربية لَيْئَة
Български лия
Dansk Lea
Deutsch Lea Lia
Ελληνικά λεία
Español lea Lía
Eesti Lea
Suomi Lea
Français lea
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Lea
עברית לאה
Italiano Lea Lia
日本語 レア
한국어 레아
Latina Lia
Norsk Lea
Português leia lia
Русский Ли́я
Slovenčina Lea
Svenska Lea

Examples

“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.”
“"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?"”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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