Rebecca

[ri-bek-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”

2. Douay Bible.,  Rebekah.

Rebecca

/ rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Research from Harvard University professor Rebecca Diamond has shown that without high-skilled immigration, the U.S. would be one-third less innovative.

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Fresh off his first-ever acting Emmy nomination, for a cameo on “The Studio,” legendary director Martin Scorsese is the subject of Rebecca Miller’s five-part documentary series.

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Rebecca Chapman is in Jamaica for her 25th wedding anniversary and told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she and her family have also been told not to leave their hotel room.

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Rebecca Chapman, who travelled to Jamaica for her 25th wedding anniversary, said she had arrived on Thursday evening just as storm preparations began.

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"Cervical screening is really important in helping to prevent cervical cancer," says Dr Rebecca Lissmann, a clinician at My Body Back.

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