the first wife of Jacob and elder sister of Rachel, his second wife (Genesis 29)
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Le•ah
(lē′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "weary.''
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