First names in Hebrew

First name Leah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לאה

Gematria value: 36

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leah is written לאה

Leah is the English form of Lea, לאה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Leah mean?

Meaning: origin disputed (often "weary" or "wild cow")
Origin: Hebrew

Leah is one of the four matriarchs, the wife of Jacob. Its meaning is disputed: it has been linked to a Hebrew word meaning "weary, tired", or to an ancient word for a wild cow, a symbol of fertility. The final h keeps the trace of the Hebrew spelling.

Gematria

Leah = 36

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לאה has 3 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• אthe letter Aleph1
• הthe letter He5
• Total36

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Leah, from ל to ה:

לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃

“Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalms 90:12

The book of your first name

Leah, in nine pages

• Leah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Leah
• Leah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Leah in three answers

How do you write Leah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leah is written לאה. Leah is the English form of Lea, לאה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Leah?
Written לאה, Leah is worth 36: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter He (5).

What does Leah mean?
Origin disputed (often "weary" or "wild cow") (origin: Hebrew). Leah is one of the four matriarchs, the wife of Jacob. Its meaning is disputed: it has been linked to a Hebrew word meaning "weary, tired", or to an ancient word for a wild cow, a symbol of fertility. The final h keeps the trace of the Hebrew spelling.