Rebecca

[ ri-bek-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”
2. Douay Bible. Rebekah.

Rebecca

/ rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

1. Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–27) Douay spellingRebekah

Example Sentences

Present with him for his final breath were his mother Kristina, sister Rebecca, and Aunt Martha.

From Time

I was advised by my friend Rebecca not to make any decisions for 6 months post my mother’s death, and it was the best advice ever, which I didn’t know I needed.

From Essence.com

So when the pandemic struck, Rebecca kept the cameras in place.

From Time

For women like Julie and Rebecca, these services have been lifesaving during the pandemic.

From Time

As the pandemic rolls on, Julie and Rebecca urge others not to delay seeking help.

From Time

Those performances were the reason, Hitch said, he was less satisfied with Secret Agent than with Rebecca.

From The Daily Beast

He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.

From The Daily Beast

On October 17, Rebecca More embarked on a cross-country tour of Britain.

From The Daily Beast

So will letting Rebecca and Rhonda get hitched paralyze republican governance in the United States in some similar way?

From The Daily Beast

My wife (Rebecca Olson Gupta) said, ‘I get it, you need to be here.’

From The Daily Beast

The girl—it was no other than Miss Rebecca Jones—shrank away when she recognized her antagonist.

From Project Gutenberg

The disturbances which took place there, and which were denominated the "Rebecca riots," were equally singular and unexpected.

From Project Gutenberg

On the 10th of June "Rebecca" and her followers visited Caermarthen, and in open day proceeded to attack the workhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

But there were too many other girls to watch and to comment on for the trio to give much attention to Rebecca Frayne.

From Project Gutenberg

Through the small garret window she could see Rebecca moving in her room, preparing to go out.

From Project Gutenberg