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Strong's #07353 - רָחֵל

Transliteration

râchêl

Phonetics

raw-khale'

Root Word (Etymology)

from an unused root meaning to journey

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TWOT

2145a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) ewe

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 286 ‑ ἀμνός (am‑nos'); 2751 ‑ κείρω (ki'‑ro); 4263 ‑ πρόβατον (prob'‑at‑on);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (4)

Genesis 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

NAS (4)

Genesis 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

HCS (4)

Genesis 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

BSB (4)

Genesis 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

ESV (3)

Genesis 2

Isaiah 1

WEB (4)

Genesis 2

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2761) l h r (רההל RHhL) AC: ? CO: Ewe AB: ?

N^f ) l h r (רההל RHhL) - Ewe: KJV (4): ewe, sheep - Strongs: H7353 (רָחֵל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. רָחֵל noun feminine^{Isaiah 53:7} ewe; — absolute ׳ר Isaiah 53:7 (in simile, "" שֶׂה); plural רְחֵלִים Genesis 32:15 (E; + עִזִּים, אֵילִים), Song of Solomon 6:6 (in simile); suffix רְחֵלֶיךָ וְעִזֶּיךָ Genesis 31:38 (E).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָחֵל an unused root, perhaps of the same or similar meaning to רָחַם to cherish. Secondary and denom. is the Arab. رخل Conj. V. to possess lambs. [In Thes. this is compared with رَحَلَ to wander, to journey, especially with camels.]

רָחֵל f.

(1) a ewe, Genesis 31:38, 32:15 hence any sheep, Isaiah 53:7; Song of Solomon 6:6. (Arab. رَخِلُ, رِخْلُ a female lamb.)

(2) [Rachel, Rahel], pr.n. of the wife of Jacob, Genesis 29:6; Jeremiah 31:15.

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List of Word Forms

הָֽרְחֵלִ֔ים הרחלים וּכְרָחֵ֕ל וכרחל רְחֵלִ֥ים רְחֵלֶ֥יךָ רחליך רחלים hā·rə·ḥê·lîm harecheLim hārəḥêlîm rə·ḥê·le·ḵā rə·ḥê·lîm recheLeicha recheLim rəḥêleḵā rəḥêlîm ū·ḵə·rā·ḥêl ucheraChel ūḵərāḥêl