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 Graham, another in the Skaggs family’s deep roster of accomplished attorneys, questioned Camela Kay, taking her through a timeline beginning in 2013 when she first recognized that her husband had a drug problem.

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For Rob Cuff and his wife Leah, their Jamaican honeymoon is coming to an uncertain end as Hurricane Melissa, the world's most powerful storm this year, bears down on the Caribbean island.

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Several key players are missing from the squad through injury, including captain Leah Williamson, forwards Lauren Hemp and Lauren James, and midfielders Jess Park and Grace Clinton.

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Both leagues have more scheduled over the next year and Leah MacNab, NBA head of international strategy and operations, says international games have "served as a catalyst for the continued growth of the game on a global basis".

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For Leah Jones, the issue was not even necessarily the availability of enough properties to go around.

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