Ribqâh — H7259

Definition

feminine proper noun

Ribkah, the wife of Isaac

1. Rebekah = "ensnarer"
2. daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob

Usually translated as

Rebekah

Origin

from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty)

Greek equivalents

• Rhebékka (G4479)

Occurrences

Ribqâh occurs 30 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (29)

• Genesis 22:23 — And Bethuel begat Rebekah (רִבְקָ֑ה): these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
• Genesis 24:15 — And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah (רִבְקָ֣ה) came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
• Genesis 24:29 — And Rebekah (וּלְרִבְקָ֥ה) had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
• Genesis 24:30 — And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah (רִבְקָ֤ה) his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
• Genesis 24:45 — And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah (רִבְקָ֤ה) came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
• Genesis 24:51 — Behold, Rebekah (רִבְקָ֥ה) is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
• Genesis 24:53 — And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah (לְרִבְקָ֑ה): he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
• Genesis 24:58 — And they called Rebekah (לְרִבְקָה֙), and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
• Genesis 24:59 — And they sent away Rebekah (רִבְקָ֥ה) their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
• Genesis 24:60 — And they blessed Rebekah (רִבְקָה֙), and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
• Genesis 24:61 — And Rebekah (רִבְקָ֜ה) arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
• Genesis 24:61 — And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah (רִבְקָ֖ה), and went his way.
• Genesis 24:64 — And Rebekah (רִבְקָה֙) lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
• Genesis 24:67 — And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah (רִבְקָ֛ה), and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 25:20 — And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah (רִבְקָ֗ה) to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
• Genesis 25:21 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah (רִבְקָ֥ה) his wife conceived.
• Genesis 25:28 — And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah (וְרִבְקָ֖ה) loved Jacob.
• Genesis 26:7 — And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah (רִבְקָ֔ה); because she was fair to look upon.
• Genesis 26:8 — And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah (רִבְקָ֥ה) his wife.
• Genesis 26:35 — Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah (וּלְרִבְקָֽה).
• Genesis 27:5 — And Rebekah (וְרִבְקָ֣ה) heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
• Genesis 27:6 — And Rebekah (וְרִבְקָה֙) spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
• Genesis 27:11 — And Jacob said to Rebekah (רִבְקָ֖ה) his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
• Genesis 27:15 — And Rebekah (רִ֠בְקָה) took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
• Genesis 27:42 — And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah (לְרִבְקָ֔ה): and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
• Genesis 27:46 — And Rebekah (רִבְקָה֙) said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
• Genesis 28:5 — And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah (רִבְקָ֔ה), Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
• Genesis 29:12 — And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s (רִבְקָ֖ה) son: and she ran and told her father.
• Genesis 35:8 — But Deborah Rebekah’s (רִבְקָ֔ה) nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
• Genesis 49:31 — There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah (רִבְקָ֣ה) his wife; and there I buried Leah.