Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinah

/ˈdaɪnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: di-nah
IPA: /ˈdaɪnə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A daughter of Jacob and Leah. (biblical character)

name

A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Alternative form of Dina.

Example Sentences

"And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her."
"Every child in the Square at once hurried and thrust and scrambled and pushed a way through the crowd, and in less than a minute Dinah and Dorinda were entirely surrounded by fifty or sixty boys and girls, all shouting […]"

Etymology

From Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, "judged, vindicated"); see דין.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Dina

Homonyms

diner (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

china carolina vagina medina indochina fina angina karolina kalina jasmina krajina myna

Questions

How do you pronounce dinah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪnə/.
What does dinah mean?: A daughter of Jacob and Leah. (biblical character)
Where does dinah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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