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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Re·bec·ca 
[ri-bek-uh] Pronunciation Key
[ri-bek-uh] Pronunciation Key
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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| Re·bec·ca also Re·bek·ah
(rĭ-běk'ə) Pronunciation Key
In the Bible, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rebecca
Rebecca
fem. proper name, biblical wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau, from L.L. Rebecca, from Gk. Rhebekka, from Heb. Ribhqeh, lit. "connection" (cf. ribhqah "team"), from Semitic base r-b-q "to tie, couple, join" (cf. Arabic rabaqa "he tied fast"). Rebekah, form of the name in Authorized Version, was taken as the name of a society of women (founded 1851 in Indiana, U.S.) as a complement to the Odd Fellows.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| rebecca | |
noun | |
| (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau |
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Rebecca, GA (town, FIPS 63840) Location: 31.80710 N, 83.48702 W
Population (1990): 148 (78 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31783
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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