Meaning of name leah in the bible.

Leah name meaning bible. Others say the name means married or mistress. Abarim Publications Biblical Dictionary. As she names her first son Rueben she says.

Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father Genesis 2923. The name is of disputed origin. Leah was the first wife of jacob and mother of reuben simeon levi judah issachar zebulun and dinah.

Wearied or Faint from Sickness with a possible reference to her precarious condition at the time of birth is Wilkinsons suggestion. Leah and her sister Rachel whose names mean cow and ewe give Jacob many sons. And she was beautiful of form and appearance Genesis 2916-17.

An English form of LeahThe name probably has its origin in a Hebrew word meaning weary an Assyrian name meaning mistress or a Latin name meaning lioness. From the Hebrew name לאה Leah which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לאה leah meaning weary. It could be of the element leah meaning gazelle antelope cow or laah tired weary.

Bible Dictionaries - Eastons Bible Dictionary - Leah. She was tender-eyed 17. In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children.

Leahs language of origin is Hebrew. Leah is the elder daughter of Laban and the wife of Jacob father of twelve sons who will become the twelve tribes of Israel. The name is borne in the Bible by the eldest daughter of Laban and the first of Jacobs four wives.