Given name · Hebrew
רבקה
“to join, couple, tie”
רבקה (rivká) is a feminine given name from Proto-Semitic, meaning “to join, couple, tie.” It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Semitic *r-b-q (“to join, couple, tie”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
רבקה’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, רבקה has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ρεβέκκα. In Hebrew usage, רבקה has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Ребекка. In Hebrew usage, רבקה has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Ревекка.
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