Bible Strands
Genesis 30:21
After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Leah records the birth of her seventh child immediately after naming her sixth son, Zebulun. The narrative places this event after her declaration that Jacob will now honor her and directly before the account of Rachel’s womb opening.
The words — יָ֣לְדָה (Yaldah) literally means “she bore,” marking the completion of Leah’s childbearing sequence. וַ/תִּקְרָ֥א (vatikra) translates as “and she called,” indicating the formal act of naming the newborn daughter Dinah.
The thread — Dinah appears again as the daughter of Leah and Jacob in Genesis 34:1 when she visits the local women, and in Genesis 34:26 when her brothers retrieve her from Shechem. Genesis 46:15 later lists her among Leah’s offspring born in Paddan-aram.
Why it lands — The verse functions as a narrative pivot, concluding Leah’s period of fertility and immediately preceding God’s intervention on Rachel’s behalf. It establishes Dinah as a named figure whose presence will drive future familial and territorial conflicts.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
Cross-references
- Genesis 34:1 Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
- Genesis 34:26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
- Genesis 46:15 These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.