Leah: "weary," a wife of Jacob Original Word: לֵאָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Leah
Phonetic Spelling: (lay-aw')
Short Definition: Leah
Word Origin
from laah
Definition
"weary," a wife of Jacob
NASB Translation
Leah (28), Leah's (6).
לֵאָה34 proper name, feminine Leah, elder daughter of Laban, and wife of Jacob (perhaps = wild-cow, Arabic  , ( ) [compare רָחֵל ewe], DlProl. 80 RSK 219 and (doubtfully) NöZMG xl. 1886, 167; also GrayHeb. Names, 96; others as HptGGN 1883, 100 compare Assyrian li'at, in sense mistress; on possibly relation of לֵאָה to לִוֵי see לִוֵי); — mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah; Genesis 29:16,17,23,24,25,30,31,32 (compare Genesis 29:33; Genesis 29:34; Genesis 29:35) Genesis 30:9 15t. Genesis 31:32; Genesis 33:1,2,7; Genesis 34:1; Genesis 35:23,26; Genesis 46:15,18; Genesis 49:31; Ruth 4:11; ᵐ5 Λ(ε)ια.
Leah From la'ah; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob -- Leah. see HEBREW la'ah
וְלֵאָ֔ה וּכְלֵאָה֙ וּלְלֵאָ֑ה וכלאה ולאה וללאה לְלֵאָ֣ה לְלֵאָ֥ה לֵאָ֑ה לֵאָ֔ה לֵאָ֖ה לֵאָ֗ה לֵאָ֛ה לֵאָ֜ה לֵאָ֣ה לֵאָ֤ה לֵאָֽה׃ לֵאָה֙ לאה לאה׃ ללאה מִלֵּאָ֑ה מלאה lê’āh lê·’āh lə·lê·’āh leAh ləlê’āh leleAh mil·lê·’āh millê’āh milleAh ū·ḵə·lê·’āh ū·lə·lê·’āh ucheleAh ūḵəlê’āh ūləlê’āh uleleAh veleAh wə·lê·’āh wəlê’āh
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Strong's Hebrew 3812
34 Occurrences
lê·’āh — 28 Occ.
lə·lê·’āh — 2 Occ.
mil·lê·’āh — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·lê·’āh — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·lê·’āh — 1 Occ.
wə·lê·’āh — 1 Occ.
Genesis 29:16
BIB: שֵׁ֤ם הַגְּדֹלָה֙ לֵאָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה
NAS: of the older was Leah, and the name
KJV: of the elder [was] Leah, and the name
INT: the name of the older was Leah and the name of the youngerGenesis 29:17
BIB: וְעֵינֵ֥י לֵאָ֖ה רַכּ֑וֹת וְרָחֵל֙
NAS: And Leah's eyes were weak,
KJV: Leah [was] tender eyed;
INT: eyes and Leah's were weak Rachel Genesis 29:23
BIB: וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־ לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א
NAS: his daughter Leah, and brought
KJV: that he took Leah his daughter,
INT: the evening took Leah his daughter and brought Genesis 29:24
BIB: זִלְפָּ֖ה שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לְלֵאָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ שִׁפְחָֽה׃
NAS: Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
KJV: unto his daughter Leah Zilpah
INT: Zilpah his maid Leah to his daughter A maid Genesis 29:25
BIB: וְהִנֵּה־ הִ֖וא לֵאָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־
NAS: that, behold, it was Leah! And he said
KJV: And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it [was] Leah: and he said
INT: behold it was Leah said to Genesis 29:30
BIB: אֶת־ רָחֵ֖ל מִלֵּאָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמּ֔וֹ
NAS: more than Leah, and he served
KJV: also Rachel more than Leah, and served
INT: and indeed Rachel Leah served with Genesis 29:31
BIB: כִּֽי־ שְׂנוּאָ֣ה לֵאָ֔ה וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־
NAS: saw that Leah was unloved,
KJV: saw that Leah [was] hated,
INT: for was unloved Leah opened her womb Genesis 29:32
BIB: וַתַּ֤הַר לֵאָה֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן
NAS: Leah conceived and bore
KJV: And Leah conceived, and bare
INT: conceived Leah and bore A son Genesis 30:9
BIB: וַתֵּ֣רֶא לֵאָ֔ה כִּ֥י עָמְדָ֖ה
NAS: When Leah saw that she had stopped
KJV: When Leah saw that she had left
INT: saw Leah for had stopped Genesis 30:10
BIB: זִלְפָּ֛ה שִׁפְחַ֥ת לֵאָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֥ב בֵּֽן׃
NAS: Leah's maid Zilpah
KJV: And Zilpah Leah's maid bare
INT: Zilpah maid Leah's Jacob A son Genesis 30:11
BIB: וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לֵאָ֖ה [בְּגָד כ]
NAS: Then Leah said, How fortunate!
KJV: And Leah said, A troop
INT: said Leah abide troop Genesis 30:12
BIB: זִלְפָּה֙ שִׁפְחַ֣ת לֵאָ֔ה בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י
NAS: Leah's maid Zilpah
KJV: And Zilpah Leah's maid bare
INT: Zilpah maid Leah's son A second Genesis 30:13
BIB: וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֔ה בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י כִּ֥י
NAS: Then Leah said, Happy
KJV: And Leah said, Happy am I,
INT: said Leah Happy for Genesis 30:14
BIB: אֹתָ֔ם אֶל־ לֵאָ֖ה אִמּ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
NAS: them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel
KJV: them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel
INT: and brought about Leah to his mother said Genesis 30:14
BIB: רָחֵל֙ אֶל־ לֵאָ֔ה תְּנִי־ נָ֣א
NAS: Then Rachel said to Leah, Please give
KJV: said to Leah, Give me,
INT: Rachel to Leah give Please Genesis 30:16
BIB: בָּעֶרֶב֒ וַתֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה לִקְרָאת֗וֹ וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙
NAS: in the evening, then Leah went
KJV: in the evening, and Leah went out
INT: the evening went Leah to meet and said Genesis 30:17
BIB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־ לֵאָ֑ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד
NAS: gave heed to Leah, and she conceived
KJV: hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived,
INT: God to Leah conceived and bore Genesis 30:18
BIB: וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן אֱלֹהִים֙
NAS: Then Leah said, God
KJV: And Leah said, God
INT: said Leah has given God Genesis 30:19
BIB: וַתַּ֤הַר עוֹד֙ לֵאָ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּן־
NAS: Leah conceived again
KJV: And Leah conceived again, and bare
INT: conceived again Leah and bore son Genesis 30:20
BIB: וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֗ה זְבָדַ֨נִי אֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀
NAS: Then Leah said, God
KJV: And Leah said, God
INT: said Leah has endowed God Genesis 31:4
BIB: וַיִּקְרָ֖א לְרָחֵ֣ל וּלְלֵאָ֑ה הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה אֶל־
NAS: Rachel and Leah to his flock
KJV: Rachel and Leah to the field
INT: and called Rachel and Leah the field to his Genesis 31:14
BIB: וַתַּ֤עַן רָחֵל֙ וְלֵאָ֔ה וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה ל֑וֹ
NAS: Rachel and Leah said
KJV: And Rachel and Leah answered and said
INT: answered Rachel and Leah said still Genesis 31:33
BIB: יַעֲקֹ֣ב ׀ וּבְאֹ֣הֶל לֵאָ֗ה וּבְאֹ֛הֶל שְׁתֵּ֥י
NAS: tent and into Leah's tent
KJV: tent, and into Leah's tent,
INT: Jacob's tent Leah's the tent of the two Genesis 31:33
BIB: וַיֵּצֵא֙ מֵאֹ֣הֶל לֵאָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּאֹ֥הֶל
NAS: [them]. Then he went out of Leah's tent
KJV: [them] not. Then went he out of Leah's tent,
INT: went tent of Leah's and entered tent Genesis 33:1
BIB: הַיְלָדִ֗ים עַל־ לֵאָה֙ וְעַל־ רָחֵ֔ל
NAS: among Leah and Rachel
KJV: the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel,
INT: the children among Leah among and Rachel 34 Occurrences
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