Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 30:21

"And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah." — Genesis 30:21 (ASV)

Dinah. —That is, judgment. (See Note on Genesis 30:6.) The birth of Dinah is chronicled because it led to Simeon and Levi forfeiting the birthright. Jacob had other daughters (Genesis 37:35; Genesis 46:7), but the birth of a girl is regarded in the East as a misfortune; no feast is made, and no congratulations offered to the parents.