Hebrew name Rivqah
E22997
The Hebrew name Rivqah is the original biblical form of the name Rebecca, traditionally associated with the matriarch in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hebrew name Rivqah canonical | 1 |
| Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka) | 1 |
| Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivqah) | 1 |
| biblical figure Rebekah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T182674 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hebrew name Rivqah Context triple: [Rebecca, etymologyFrom, Hebrew name Rivqah]
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A.
Nitzevet bat Adael
Nitzevet bat Adael is a figure in Jewish tradition known primarily as the mother of King David.
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B.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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C.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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D.
Shekhinah
Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
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E.
Ruth
Ruth is a book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that tells the story of a Moabite woman whose loyalty and faith lead to her becoming an ancestor of King David.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hebrew name Rivqah Target entity description: The Hebrew name Rivqah is the original biblical form of the name Rebecca, traditionally associated with the matriarch in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Nitzevet bat Adael
Nitzevet bat Adael is a figure in Jewish tradition known primarily as the mother of King David.
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B.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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C.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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D.
Shekhinah
Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
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E.
Ruth
Ruth is a book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that tells the story of a Moabite woman whose loyalty and faith lead to her becoming an ancestor of King David.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew given name
ⓘ
feminine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| equivalentName |
Rebecca
ⓘ
Rebekah ⓘ |
| etymologicalRelation | possibly related to Hebrew root meaning "to tie" or "to bind" ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Biblical names
ⓘ
Hebrew feminine given names ⓘ Theophoric and religiously significant names ⓘ |
| hasChildrenInTradition |
Esau
ⓘ
Jacob ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | name of one of the four matriarchs in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNameDayTradition | varies by community ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
ancient Israelite culture ⓘ |
| hasScript | Hebrew alphabet ⓘ |
| hasSpouseInTradition | Isaac ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
Hebrew-speaking communities
ⓘ
Jewish communities ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Rivka
ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
Rivkah ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
|
| isMatronymicOf |
biblical matriarch Rebecca
ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
|
| mentionedIn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| transliteratedAs |
Rivka
ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
Rivkah ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
Rivqa ⓘ
linked to:
Rebekah
|
| usedAs | personal name ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hebrew name Rivqah Description of subject: The Hebrew name Rivqah is the original biblical form of the name Rebecca, traditionally associated with the matriarch in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hebrew name Rivqah
linked to: Hebrew name Rivqah
subject linked to:
observed in some Christian calendars under form Rebecca
linked to: Hebrew name Rivqah