Rachel

Ra·chel

a feminine name: dim. Rae
Bible the younger of the two wives of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin: Gen. 29-35

Origin of Rachel

Ecclesiastical Late Latin from Ecclesiastical Greek Rhach?l from Classical Hebrew (language) rachel, literally , ewe

(born Élisa Félix) 1820?-58; Fr. actress, born in Switzerland

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Rachel

In the Bible, the second wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

Origin of Rachel

Hebrew rāhēl ewe r&hlowbrev;l

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