Rebecca
pronunciation
How to pronounce Rebecca in British English:
UK [rɪ'bekə]
How to pronounce Rebecca in American English:
US [ rɪ'bɛkə]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
Word Origin
- Rebecca
- fem. proper name, biblical wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau, from Late Latin Rebecca, from Greek Rhebekka, from Hebrew Ribhqeh, literally "connection" (compare ribhqah "team"), from Semitic base r-b-q "to tie, couple, join" (compare Arabic rabaqa "he tied fast"). Rebekah, the 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.
Example
- 1. Peter turns back to rebecca .
- 2. Rebecca has felt his attention re-enter the cab .
- 3. Dr rebecca dean from oxford university carried out the study .
- 4. I 've enjoyed seeing him and rebecca dance around their barely blossoming friendship , although any romantic relationship could only lead to disaster .
- 5. It was funny to see rebecca go from swearing she was fine to airing all of her emotional problems to the group in the span of one breath .