"Rebekah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|רִבְקָה||enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare|tr=Riḇqāh}} Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rebekah
  1. (biblical) The sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau. Categories (topical): Bible, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (sister of Laban and wife to Isaac): ርብቃ (rəbḳa) (Amharic), Ῥεβέκκα (Rhebékka) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), رِفْقَة (rifqa) [feminine] (Arabic), Rebecca (Danish), Rebekka (Dutch), Rebeka (Esperanto), Rebeka (Estonian), Rebekka (Finnish), Rébecca [feminine] (French), Rebekka [feminine] (German), Ρεβέκκα (Revékka) [feminine] (Greek), Rebeka (Hawaiian), רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh) [feminine] (Hebrew), Rebecca [feminine] (Latin), Rebekka (Norwegian), Ռեբեկա (Ṙebeka) (Old Armenian), Հռեբեկա (Hṙebeka) (Old Armenian), Rebeka [feminine] (Polish), Rebeca [feminine] (Portuguese), Реве́кка (Revékka) [feminine] (Russian), Ребе́кка (Rebɛ́kka) [feminine] (Russian), Rebeca [feminine] (Spanish), Rebecka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Rebekah-en-name-BC~G~vKx Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 56 44 Disambiguation of Individuals: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 31 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'sister of Laban and wife to Isaac': 75 25
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, a less-common variant of Rebecca. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Rebekah-en-name-Or39gvGF

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