Rechabah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rechabah

What is the meaning of the name Rechabah ?

The baby name Rechabah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced reh-KAH-bah (REH-kah-bah) — IPA: /rɛˈkɑbə/.

Rechabah is Hebrew in Origin.

Rechabah is a rare feminine Hebrew name, likely shaped from the root r-ḥ-b meaning “to be wide, spacious, to broaden,” which yields the sense of “broad place, open square,” and by extension “generosity” or “room to grow.” It stands alongside the biblical place-name Rehoboth and the theophoric Rehabiah (“Yah has enlarged”), which share the same root.

While not borne by a specific biblical woman, Rechabah appears as a modern or transliterational variant in Jewish and biblically inspired naming, sometimes interpreted as a feminine counterpart to Rechab - a separate Hebrew name from r-k-b “to ride; chariot.” Variants and related forms include Rechava, Rachava, Rehava, Rahava; Rehabiah/Rechabiah (meaning-linked); and the masculine Rechab. Avoid conflation with Rahab/Rahav of Jericho, whose English spelling can look similar.

⚙ Rechabah does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.