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Rebekah

Rebekah proper noun: the sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Proper noun

Rebekah

  1. The 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
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, a less-common variant of Rebecca.

Rebekah meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Malay

Rebekah in Hindi

sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
रिबका ribkā

Rebekah in Arabic

sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
رِفْقَة rifqa

Rebekah in Malay

sister of Laban and wife to Isaac
Ribka

Origin of Rebekah

From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).

Questions about Rebekah

What does Rebekah mean?
Rebekah means the sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau.
What is Rebekah in Hindi?
Rebekah in Hindi is रिबका (ribkā). See Rebekah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rebekah?
Rebekah is a proper noun.

Words near Rebekah in the dictionary

  1. rebegun
  2. rebeheld
  3. rebehold
  4. rebeholding
  5. rebeholds
  6. Rebekah
  7. rebel
  8. rebel flag
  9. rebel flags
  10. rebel tour
  11. rebel tours

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