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Rachel — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָחֵל

רָחֵל

Râchêl · pronounced raw-khale' · Strong's H7354 · a woman

Rachel means Rachel, a wife of Jacob.

Built from

רָחֵל râchêl (the same as, H7353) — a ewe [the females being the predominant element of a flock] (as a good traveller) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H7353; Rachel, a wife of Jacob.

First appearance

Gen 29:6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rachel

44 occurrences in 44 verses — Genesis, Ruth, 1 Samuel, Jeremiah

Gen 29:6Gen 29:9Gen 29:10Gen 29:11Gen 29:12Gen 29:16Gen 29:17Gen 29:18Gen 29:20Gen 29:25Gen 29:28Gen 29:29Gen 29:30Gen 29:31Gen 30:1Gen 30:2Gen 30:6Gen 30:7Gen 30:8Gen 30:14Gen 30:15Gen 30:22Gen 30:25Gen 31:4Gen 31:14Gen 31:19Gen 31:32Gen 31:33Gen 31:34Gen 33:1Gen 33:2Gen 33:7Gen 35:16Gen 35:19Gen 35:20Gen 35:24Gen 35:25Gen 46:19Gen 46:22Gen 46:25Gen 48:7Ruth 4:111Sam 10:2Jer 31:15

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