Etymology & Historical Origin - Rebeca. Rebeca is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Rebecca. ... The etymology of the name is debated, although we do know it's Hebrew in origin. The Hebrew name “Rivka” possibly means “to snare, bind, trap” but it is also said to mean “captivating” (we like the latter meaning best).
Origin of the name Rebecca: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Rhebekka, which is derived from the Hebrew ribbqāh (noose), from rabak (to bind, to tie). The name, borne in the Bible by the wife of Isaac, was not used in England until after the Reformation in the 16th century.
Origin of the name Rebecca: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Rhebekka, which is derived from the Hebrew ribbqāh (noose), from rabak (to bind, to tie). The name, borne in the Bible by the wife of Isaac, was not used in England until after the Reformation in the 16th century.
Origin of the name Rebecca: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Rhebekka, which is derived from the Hebrew ribbqāh (noose), from rabak (to bind, to tie). The name, borne in the Bible by the wife of Isaac, was not used in England until after the Reformation in the 16th century.
Hebrew Meaning: The name Rebekah is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Rebekah is: Captivating; knotted cord. Wife of Isaac in the Old Testament.
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.
Reuel or Raguel (Hebrew: רְעוּ×ֵל, Modern Re'u'el, Tiberian Rəʻûʼēl; "Friend of El") meaning "friend of God" or "one who is intimate with God", is a Hebrew name associated with several Biblical and/or religious figures.
Hebrew Meaning: The name Raquel is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Raquel is: Innocent.
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Origin of the name Rochelle: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and the Ecclesiastic Greek RhachÄ“l, which is derived from the Hebrew rÄchÄ“l (ewe). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
