Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “לֵאָה”
Understanding Lêʼâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
Leah. - § Leah = "weary" - Leah, a wife of Jacob 1) daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
לֵאָה
Phoneticlay-aw'
TransliterationLêʼâh
Grammar Code
N:N-F-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Leah. - § Leah = "weary" - Leah, a wife of Jacob 1) daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
32 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:17 | “And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.” Word: לֵאָה (Lêʼâh) | |
| Ruth 4:11 | “And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:” Word: לֵאָה (Lêʼâh) |