Dinah

Dinah meaning

Dinah is a Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Justice; feminine of din, 'to judge'

Also used to mean: judged, vindicated

Dinah is the daughter of Jacob and Leah in the Book of Genesis, named in Genesis 30:21 after her mother's six sons. Strong's Concordance explains the name as the feminine of din, 'to judge', so it means 'justice'; name lists put it as 'judged' or 'vindicated'. Her brother Dan's name comes from the same root. Dinah's story in Genesis 34 is a hard one, but the short, gentle-sounding name is still used by Christian families in South India.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H1783 · entry Diynah · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H1783, Diynah (Bible Hub) · Genesis 30:21 (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah in Genesis

Spellings

Dinah · Dina

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