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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ῥεβέκκα (Rhebékka).
Proper noun
Ռեբեկա • (Ṙebeka)
- Rebekah (Isaac's wife, the mother of Jacob and Esau)
10/11th century?,
Joseph and Aseneth 1.5:
[1][2]- Եւ սա ոչ ինչ նմանութիւն ունէր յինքեան զդստերացն Եգիպտացւոց, այլ էր ամենևին նմանեալ դստերացն Եբրայեցւոց․ մեծ էր իբրև զՍառա և գեղեցիկ իբրև զՌեբեկա և վայելուչ քան զՌաքէլ։
- Ew sa očʻ inčʻ nmanutʻiwn unēr yinkʻean zdsteracʻn Egiptacʻwocʻ, ayl ēr amenewin nmaneal dsteracʻn Ebrayecʻwocʻ; mec ēr ibrew zSaṙa ew gełecʻik ibrew zṘebeka ew vayelučʻ kʻan zṘakʻēl.
- Translation by J. Issaverdens
- She bore no resemblance at all to the daughters of the Egyptians, but was like unto the daughters of the Hebrews. She was tall as Sarah, and fair-looking as Rebekah, and more graceful than Rachel.
Declension
a-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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Ռեբեկա (Ṙebeka)
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| genitive
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Ռեբեկայ (Ṙebekay)
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| dative
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Ռեբեկայ (Ṙebekay)
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| accusative
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Ռեբեկա (Ṙebeka)
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| ablative
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Ռեբեկայ (Ṙebekay)
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| instrumental
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Ռեբեկաւ (Ṙebekaw)
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| locative
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Ռեբեկա (Ṙebeka)
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Descendants
References
- ^ Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, pages 54–55
- ^ Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 97–98