Dinah

DINAH - The Old Testament Dinah - pronounced dye-nah - was the daughter of Jacob and Leah whose story was popularized by the novel "The Red Tent."

Pamela Redmond Satran: Baby Names: Ten Underrated Beauties 2009

Genesis 34: 2 reports that he sees Dinah, takes her (the Hebrew word for “take” is often used for taking a wife), lies with her (a euphemism for sexual intercourse), and shames her (the NRSV combines the last two verbs, rendering “lay with her by force,” a reading that should be contested).

Dinah: Bible. 2009

"Father said we have plenty of time," and at the word Dinah set out to get weighed.

The Bobbsey Twins in the Country Laura Lee Hope

The name Dinah is about the same in meaning as Dan and could mean "Vindication."

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

When the work was complete they called Dinah in to admire it, which she did standing near the doorway with her fat hands resting on her hips.

The Bobbsey Twins; or, Merry Days Indoors and Out 1904

Affy or Dinah is seen bargaining for her sweet potatoes or her bananas, assuredly here will be found successful speculation.

Sketches in Charleston, South Carolina 1861

Told in Dinah’s voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood – the world of the red tent.

The Red Tent (Two thumbs up) 2002

Alick said everybody was gone to church “but th’ young missis” — so he called Dinah — but this did not disappoint Adam, although the “everybody” was so liberal as to include Nancy the dairymaid, whose works of necessity were not unfrequently incompatible with church-going.

Adam Bede 2004

But what caused Faith and Kane to look at each other in surprise was the single word Dinah had written and twice circled at the bottom of the page: Blackmail "Blackmail," Tim Daniels said, "is a nasty business, and the kind of dirt men pay to keep under the rug tends to be bad enough to provide a motive for murder."

Hiding in the Shadows Hooper, Kay 2000

"What's de matter down dere?" called Dinah from the window above.

The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore Laura Lee Hope