לאה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- (cow), possibly from verbal root *l-ʾ-y "to be strong, mighty".

Proper noun

לֵאָה (Le'a)

  1. Leah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name: Leah

Anagrams

References

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  • Kogan, Leonid (2011) “Proto-Semitic Lexicon”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 205

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew לֵאָה.

Proper noun

לאה (leyef, diminutive לאהלע (leyele)

  1. Leah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name: Leah