Rachel (given name)

Rachel
Dante's Vision of Rachel and Leah, the Biblical Rachel and Leah by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1855)
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈrəl/ RAY-chəl
French: [ʁaʃɛl]
German: [ˈʁaxl̩] (Germany) or [ˈraxl̩] (Austria/Switzerland)
Dutch: [ˈrɑxəl]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"ewe", "one with purity"
Other names
Nickname(s)Rae, Rach
Related namesRachael, Rae, Rahel, Raquel

Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning "ewe",[1][2] is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.

  1. ^ "Strong's Hebrew: 7353. רָחֵל (rachel) – ewe". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  2. ^ "Leah and Rachel (No. 295)". Ccg.org. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

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