Dinah

English

Etymology

Hebrew דִּינָה "judged, vindicated".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdiːnə/

Proper noun

Dinah

1. (biblical) A daughter of Jacob and Leah.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)^[1]: Genesis 34: 1-2:

     And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

2. A female given name of biblical origin. Alternative form of Dina.

Translations

female given name — see Dina

See also

• Dina