Leah

[lee-uh]

noun

1. Also Lia (in the Bible) the first wife of Jacob.

2. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “weary.”

Leah

/ ˈlɪə /

noun

1. Old Testament the first wife of Jacob and elder sister of Rachel, his second wife (Genesis 29)

Example Sentences

Leah Francombe, 58, runs a floristry business from home near Ely called Darling Buds of Wilburton.

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Arsenal trio Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson came third, fifth and seventh respectively, with Chelsea duo Lucy Bronze and Hannah Hampton ninth and 10th.

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Arsenal forward Alessia Russo came third, with Arsenal winger Chloe Kelly fifth, Gunners defender Leah Williamson seventh, Chelsea full-back Lucy Bronze ninth and Hampton in 10th spot.

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Leah Hobson was born in Dr Gray's in Elgin in 2004, and during the first weeks of her life she was visited by community midwife Carol Bennett.

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She is one of hundreds of babies Carol has looked after during her career, but she still remembers her fondly - as it took Leah's mum two months to decide on a name.

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