Rebekah — the meaning of the Hebrew name רִבְקָה

רִבְקָה

Ribqâh · pronounced rib-kaw' · Strong's H7259 · a woman

Rebekah means fettering (by beauty).

Strong's definition

from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.

First appearance

Gen 22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rebekah

29 occurrences in 29 verses — Genesis

Gen 22:23Gen 24:15Gen 24:29Gen 24:30Gen 24:45Gen 24:51Gen 24:53Gen 24:58Gen 24:59Gen 24:60Gen 24:61Gen 24:64Gen 24:67Gen 25:20Gen 25:21Gen 25:28Gen 26:7Gen 26:8Gen 26:35Gen 27:5Gen 27:6Gen 27:11Gen 27:15Gen 27:42Gen 27:46Gen 28:5Gen 29:12Gen 35:8Gen 49:31

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