Leah[a] (/ Γ«Λ†liëéℒ /) appears in the hebrew bible as one of the two wives of the biblical patriarch jacob. Leah was jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife rachel. She is the Ò€¦

But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion. An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name leah. We'll discuss the original hebrew, plus the words and names leah is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the bible.