Rebecca

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(ri bek′ə)

noun

  1. a feminine name: dim. Becky, Reba
  2. Bible the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau: Gen 25:20
    usually sp. Rebekah

Origin: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Rhebekka < Heb rivka, lit., noose, connection

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also Re·bek·ah

In the Bible, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.

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