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I was wondering, if Rivkah / Rebekah / Rebecca is from the word ribbqah, why is it written (apprx.) RBK in Hebrew rather than RBQ?
I don't even know if this question makes any sense. Just something I was thinking about.
I don't even know if this question makes any sense. Just something I was thinking about.
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From my torturous hours at Hebrew School, I'll try to answer your question, but I might not make much sense. Rifkah, (the way I spell Rivkah,) would be written, (and this is just a guess,) Resh Bet Kaf Hay. If it's RBQ like ribbqah, then it would be spelled the same, because there isn't much of a difference between Q and K in the Alef Bet.
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You're almost right. It is spelled "Resh Bet KOF Hey".
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well, not MUCH sense... ;)
since in Hebrew there aren't any K's or Q's... there is a letter called KOF which sounds like K. Writing it IN ENGLISH with K or Q is only a matter of different transliteration rules.
since in Hebrew there aren't any K's or Q's... there is a letter called KOF which sounds like K. Writing it IN ENGLISH with K or Q is only a matter of different transliteration rules.
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Well, thank you. I didn't know if there was a hard and fast rule as to which letter was used.
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