REBECCA

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• REBECCA (noun)
  The noun REBECCA has 1 sense:

1. (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

  Familiarity information: REBECCA used as a noun is very rare.

• REBECCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Rebecca; Rebekah

Instance hypernyms:

married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

 Context examples 

If I have spoken once to Rebecca about that carpet, I am sure I have spoke at least a dozen times; have not I, Betsey?

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

It was Eliezer and Rebecca: the camels only were wanting.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Rebecca Ferrell, the director of NSF's Biological Anthropology program, notes, The global, deep-time perspective of this research offers us insight into the complex interactions among species, including humans, through time and space, further contextualizing our understanding of primate and broader mammalian biodiversity.

(Connecting the prehistoric past to the global future, National Science Foundation)

William was soon calling out from the landing-place of the second story for his mother and for Rebecca.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

“You know you had but just settled that my sister Fanny and I should have the other room; and I could not get Rebecca to give me any help.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I cannot think what Rebecca has been about.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I have no hope of ever being settled; and if I was to part with Rebecca, I should only get something worse.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Then, Betsey, my dear, run into the kitchen and see if Rebecca has put the water on; and tell her to bring in the tea-things as soon as she can.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

As nothing was really left for the decision of Mrs. Price, or the good offices of Rebecca, everything was rationally and duly accomplished, and the girls were ready for the morrow.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Her father read his newspaper, and her mother lamented over the ragged carpet as usual, while the tea was in preparation, and wished Rebecca would mend it; and Fanny was first roused by his calling out to her, after humphing and considering over a particular paragraph: What's the name of your great cousins in town, Fan?

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)