le.ah is the personal name of Jacob’s wife, identified in family, childbirth, and descendant accounts.

The term functions consistently as a personal name: it identifies Laban’s older daughter, Jacob’s wife, the mother named with several of Jacob’s children, and a woman remembered in later family and burial accounts. The same named figure is recalled with Rachel in Ruth 4:11.

1. Personal name in family narratives · dominant

   The supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper and identify the older daughter alongside Rachel in Genesis 29:16. In Genesis 30:17 the APB renders the clause “God heard Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son,” while Genesis 35:23 names her in identifying Jacob’s sons. Ruth 4:11 recalls Leah and Rachel together as women associated with the building of Israel’s house.

   Genesis 29:16Genesis 30:17Genesis 35:23Genesis 46:15Genesis 49:31Ruth 4:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally presents the term as “Leah,” including possessive expressions such as “Leah’s eyes” and relational descriptions such as “Leah his daughter.” These English phrasings confirm the verse-level identification rather than supplying separate meanings.