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What is the meaning (and source) of the names of the Imahos - Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel, and Leah?

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    Rashi on Bereisheet 11:29 sefaria.org/Genesis.11.29?lang=bi&with=Rashi&lang2=en might be a start
    – rosends
    Jul 29, 2022 at 15:39
  • Isn't it in the name "imahos" the mother's similar to "avos" in regards to avrohom, yitzchok, and yakov
    – Yoreinu
    Jul 29, 2022 at 16:49
  • Rachel is a ewe. (Is it an ewe or a ewe? )
    – TheKugelMan
    Jul 29, 2022 at 18:08
  • OP, are you specifically looking for classical Jewish sources on the matter or would general scholarship be enough?
    – ezra
    Jul 31, 2022 at 1:42
  • Anything helps.
    – Yitzy
    Aug 1, 2022 at 2:45

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