First names in Hebrew

First name Rivka: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רבקה

Gematria value: 307

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rivka is written רבקה

Meaning and origin

What does Rivka mean?

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

Rivka, Rebecca or Rebekah in English, is the second of the mothers of the Jewish people, Isaac's wife and the mother of Jacob and Esau. The meaning of her name is debated: it is most often linked to a root meaning “to bind, to tie”. Rivka would then be the one who connects, the one who unites.

Gematria

Rivka = 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 Rivka, 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

Rivka, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rivka in three answers

How do you write Rivka in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rivka is written רבקה.

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

What does Rivka mean?
Of debated origin, linked to "to bind, to tie (origin: Hebrew). Rivka, Rebecca or Rebekah in English, is the second of the mothers of the Jewish people, Isaac's wife and the mother of Jacob and Esau. The meaning of her name is debated: it is most often linked to a root meaning “to bind, to tie”. Rivka would then be the one who connects, the one who unites.