Rivka (רבקה) means Rebecca in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רִבְקָה
rivka
noun · feminine
In English
Rebecca
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Rivka.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם פרטי לנקבה. אחת מארבע האמהות, אשת יצחק ואם יעקב ועשיו.
וַיְהִי יִצְחָק בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בְּקַחְתּוֹ אֶת־רִבְקָה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל הָאֲרַמִּי מִפַּדַּן אֲרָם אֲחוֹת לָבָן הָאֲרַמִּי לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה.
- 2רתמה לחיבור שתי פרות או יותר זו לזו.
- 3יש הקושרים דווקא לשורש ר־פ־ק. חוקר המקרא וילהלם גנזיוס קושר בין שני המשמעים בכך שהיא "לוכדת ביופייה", אך זהו פירוש דחוק.
- 4מקבילה בערבית رِبْقَة
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rivka is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִבְקָה
- Written without vowel points
- רבקה
- Said
- rivka
- Root
- ר־ב־ק
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- רְבָקוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' רְבָקוֹת
- Gematria
- 307
This is how Rivka is said in other languages.
- English
- Rebecca
These words rhyme with Rivka.
The word Rivka comes from the root ר־ב־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Rivka in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rivka.
What does Rivka (רבקה) mean in Hebrew?
Rivka (רבקה) means Rebecca. It is said rivka, with the stress on ka.
What rhymes with Rivka (רבקה)?
Words that rhyme with Rivka (רבקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Rivka (רבקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Rivka (רבקה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רְבָקוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רבקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.