Meanings
proper noun
- biblicalThe sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau.
And Isaac was fortie yeeres old when hee tooke Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the ſiſter to Laban the Syrian.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 25:20 - A female given name from Hebrew, a less-common variant of Rebecca.
Origin
- Hebrewרִבְקָה“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
- EnglishRebekah
From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ῥεβέκκα
- Ῥεβέκκα (Rhebékka)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Arabic رِفْقَة
- رِفْقَة (rifqa)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Chinese 利百加, 黎貝加 /黎贝加
- 利百加 (Lìbǎijiā)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
- 黎貝加 /黎贝加 (Líbèijiā)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Danish Rebecca
- Rebeccasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Dutch Rebekka
- Rebekkasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Esperanto Rebeka
- Rebekasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Estonian Rebeka
- Rebekasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Finnish Rebekka
- Rebekkasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
French Rébecca
- Rébeccasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
German Rebekka
- Rebekkasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Greek Ρεβέκκα
- Ρεβέκκα (Revékka)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Hawaiian Rebeka
- Rebekasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Hebrew רִבְקָה
- רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Hindi रिबका
- रिबका (ribkā)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Japanese リベカ
- リベカsister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Latin Rebecca
- Rebeccasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Malay Ribka
- Ribkasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Norwegian Rebekka
- Rebekkasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Polish Rebeka
- Rebekasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Portuguese Rebeca
- Rebecasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Russian Реве́кка, Ребе́кка
- Реве́кка (Revékka)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
- Ребе́кка (Rebɛ́kka)sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Scottish Gaelic Rebecah, Rebeca
- Rebecahsister of Laban and wife to Isaac
- Rebecasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Spanish Rebeca
- Rebecasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Swedish Rebecka
- Rebeckasister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Cite this entry
APA
Rebekah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rebekah
MLA
“Rebekah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rebekah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rebekah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rebekah.
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