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Leda (לידה) means nativity in Hebrew.

It can also mean birth. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לֵדָה
leda
noun · feminine
In English

nativity, birth

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ל

The dictionary gives one meaning for Leda.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הרגע בו מסתיים שלב ההריון והעובר יוצא מרחם אמו לאויר העולם.
    וַיְהִי בְּעֵת לִדְתָּהּ; וְהִנֵּה תְאוֹמִים בְּבִטְנָהּ.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Leda is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
לֵדָה
Written without vowel points
לידה
Said
leda
Root
י־ל־ד
Pattern
קְטֵלָה
Plural
לֵדוֹת
Inflections
לֶדֶת־ או לֵדַת־; ר' לֵדוֹת
Gematria
49

This is how Leda is said in other languages.

English
nativity, birth
Arabic
ولادة
Russian
роды
French
accouchement
German
Entbindung

These words mean the opposite of Leda.

These words rhyme with Leda.

The word Leda is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • חבלי לידה
  • מבטן ומלידה
  • צירי לידה
  • תאריך לידה
  • תעודת לידה
  • תשעה ירחי לידה
  • לידה שקטה

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The word Leda comes from the root י־ל־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Leda in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Leda.

What does Leda (⁨לידה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Leda (⁨לידה⁩) means nativity and birth. It is said leda, with the stress on da.

What is the opposite of Leda (⁨לידה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Leda (⁨לידה⁩) are ⁨פטירה⁩, ⁨מוות⁩, ⁨ניתוח קיסרי⁩, and ⁨מנוחת עולמים⁩.

What rhymes with Leda (⁨לידה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Leda (⁨לידה⁩) include ⁨עבודה⁩, ⁨נקודה⁩, ⁨יחידה⁩, ⁨מדידה⁩, ⁨מדע⁩, and ⁨מידה⁩.

Is Leda (⁨לידה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Leda (⁨לידה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨לֵדוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לדה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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