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Strong's H7259 רִבְקָה (ribqah)

Ribqah means “Rebekah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7259
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 1

Strong's H7259 Quick Answer

Strong's H7259 רִבקָה (Ribqah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ribqah (rib-kaw') n/p. 1. fettering (by beauty) 2. Ribkah, the wife of Isaac It has 29 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include rebekah and rebekah's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ribqah (rib-kaw') n/p. 1. fettering (by beauty) 2. Ribkah, the wife of Isaac
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
rebekah and rebekah's

Meaning and Definition

Ribqah (rib-kaw') n/p. 1. fettering (by beauty) 2. Ribkah, the wife of Isaac [from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock] KJV: Rebekah.

Original Word
רִבקָה
Transliteration
Ribqah
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7259. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Rebekah

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.23; daughter of: Bethuel (H1328A); sister of: Laban (H3837A); married to Isaac (H3327); mother of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478) Also named: Rhebekka (Ῥεβέκκα "Rebekah" G4479) § Rebekah = "ensnarer" daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob

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How Strong's H7259 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ribqah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Rebekah Genesis 22:23 27× Rebekah's Genesis 29:12

How Strong's H7259 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7259 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7259 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 22:23 KJV

And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Genesis 24:15 KJV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah 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 KJV

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7259.

Genesis 22:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Genesis 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
Genesis 24:30 Old Testament, KJV
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 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 Old Testament, KJV
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Genesis 24:58 Old Testament, KJV
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Genesis 24:59 Old Testament, KJV
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
Genesis 24:60 Old Testament, KJV
And they blessed Rebekah, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Genesis 24:64 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
Genesis 24:67 Old Testament, KJV
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Genesis 25:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Genesis 25:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 25:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
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; because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
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 his wife.
Genesis 26:35 Old Testament, KJV
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Genesis 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Genesis 27:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Rebekah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Genesis 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
Genesis 35:8 Old Testament, KJV
But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
Genesis 49:31 Old Testament, KJV
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7259, grouped by book.

Genesis 29 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7259 FAQ

What does ribqah (רִבְקָה) mean?

Ribqah (Strong's H7259) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Rebekah". Ribqah (rib-kaw') n/p. 1. fettering (by beauty) 2. Ribkah, the wife of Isaac

How many times is ribqah (רִבְקָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H7259 across 1 book.

Where can I study ribqah (רִבְקָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7259 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ribqah (רִבְקָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rebekah and rebekah's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.