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[Facts] Question about Rebecca...
It says in the database that Rebecca means "snare." Does that mean snare drum, or snare trap?Thanks,
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That would be snare as in "trap."It probably should be pointed out that "snare" is only one possibility for the original meaning of the Hebrew word. Rebecca or Rivkah is one of those names that is so ancient that even experts disagree on the meaning. Another common interpretation is "yoke", as in a yoke for oxen. We may never be completely sure what the derivation of the name was. :)
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Wow I didn't know about the yolk thing. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks, Cleveland--this helped a lot.
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Yoke, not yolk. Quite a difference ;-)
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ROTFL oops.. pardon my stupidity.. yoke is what I meant, tomato tomahto..
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