Hebrew name Leah

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Leah is a biblical Hebrew female given name, traditionally associated with one of the matriarchs in the Book of Genesis.

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Label Occurrences
Hebrew name Leah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew given name
feminine given name
given name
appearsIn Old Testament NERFINISHED
Tanakh NERFINISHED
associatedWith Leah (biblical matriarch) NERFINISHED
category Biblical names
Feminine given names
Hebrew feminine given names
culturalAssociation family loyalty
matriarch of Israel
motherhood
etymologyPossiblyMeans mistress
weary
wild cow
gender female
hasDiminutiveOrNickname Lee NERFINISHED
Lele NERFINISHED
hasHebrewForm לֵאָה NERFINISHED
hasNameDayTraditionIn some Christian calendars
hasReligiousSignificanceIn Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam (as a biblical figure’s name) NERFINISHED
Judaism NERFINISHED
hasVariant Lea NERFINISHED
Leia NERFINISHED
Lia NERFINISHED
Léa NERFINISHED
isTheophoric no
languageOfOrigin Hebrew NERFINISHED
originatesFrom Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
popularity commonly used in English-speaking countries
used among Jewish communities worldwide
script Hebrew alphabet
usedIn Christianity NERFINISHED
Judaism NERFINISHED
Western culture

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Lea derivedFrom Hebrew name Leah