First names in Hebrew

First name Rifka: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רבקה

Gematria value: 307

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rifka is written רבקה

Rifka is the Yiddish pronunciation of Rivka, Rebecca, רבקה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Rifka mean?

Meaning: of debated origin, linked to "to bind, to tie"
Origin: Hebrew

Rifka is the way the Jews of Eastern Europe pronounced Rivka, and it is still used in Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Rivka, Rebecca in English, is the second of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Isaac. The meaning of her name is debated; it is most often linked to a root meaning “to bind, to tie”.

Gematria

Rifka = 307

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רבקה has 4 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• קthe letter Kuf100
• הthe letter He5
• Total307

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Rifka, from ר to ה:

רוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶנָּה׃

“A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?”

Proverbs 18:14

The book of your first name

Rifka, in nine pages

• Rifka, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Rifka
• Rifka, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Rifka in three answers

How do you write Rifka in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rifka is written רבקה. Rifka is the Yiddish pronunciation of Rivka, Rebecca, רבקה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Rifka?
Written רבקה, Rifka is worth 307: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter He (5).

What does Rifka mean?
Of debated origin, linked to "to bind, to tie (origin: Hebrew). Rifka is the way the Jews of Eastern Europe pronounced Rivka, and it is still used in Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Rivka, Rebecca in English, is the second of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Isaac. The meaning of her name is debated; it is most often linked to a root meaning “to bind, to tie”.