רִבְקָה

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H7259

Transliteration: Ribqâh

Pronunciation: rib-kaw'

Definition: Rebekah

Original: רבקה

Transliteration: ribqâh

Phonetic: rib-kaw'

BDB Definition:

Rebekah = "ensnarer"

daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob

Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Feminine