Word Origin & History
Rebeccafem. 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
EXPAND taken as the name of a society of women (founded 1851 in Indiana, U.S.) as a complement to the Odd Fellows.
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