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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #7354 - רָחֵל

Transliteration

Râchêl

Phonetics

raw-khale'

Origin

the same as (H7353)

Parts of Speech

proper feminine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Rachel = "ewe"
1. daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (47)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

BSB (47)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

CSB (45)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

ESV (46)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

KJV (47)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

LEB (47)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

LSB (46)

Genesis 43

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

N95 (46)

Genesis 43

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

NAS (46)

Genesis 43

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (47)

Genesis 44

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 1

Jeremiah 1

ASV (47)

against rachel 1

also rachel 1

also unto rachel 1

also? and rachel 1

and it came to pass, when rachel 1

and rachel 8

and unto rachel 1

and when rachel 1

and, behold, rachel 1

but rachel 2

by rachel's 1

for rachel 2

him rachel 1

into rachel's 1

like rachel 1

no children, rachel 1

not that rachel 1

now rachel 1

of rachel 3

of rachel's 1

rachel 8

rachel's 2

then rachel 1

to rachel 1

unto rachel 1

was rachel 1

with thee for rachel 1

with them, rachel 1

BSB (47)

and rachel 2

and rachel''s 1

any children 1

but rachel 2

for rachel 1

it for rachel 1

like rachel 1

now rachel 1

of rachel 1

of rachel were 1

of rachel''s 1

rachel 25

rachel''s 3

so rachel 1

then rachel 3

when rachel 1

with rachel 1

CSB (45)

rachel 39

rachel's 5

she 1

ESV (46)

rachel 41

rachel's 4

she 1

KJV (47)

rachel 41

rachel's 5

rahel 1

LEB (47)

and rachel 5

as rachel 1

but rachel 2

for rachel 2

now rachel 1

of rachel 3

rachel 22

rachel's 1

s 1

then rachel 3

to rachel 2

was rachel 1

when rachel 1

with rachel 1

you for rachel 1

LSB (46)

rachel 41

rachel's 5

N95 (46)

rachel 41

rachel's 5

NAS (46)

rachel 41

rachel's 5

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (47)

against rachel 1

also rachel 1

also to rachel 1

and rachel 3

but rachel 2

for rachel 2

him rachel 1

like rachel 1

now rachel 1

of rachel 3

rachel 13

that rachel 1

then rachel 1

to rachel 2

was rachel 1

when rachel 1

with rachel 1

with you for rachel 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. רָחֵל₄₇ proper name, feminine ( ewe, RS^{K 219}); — Rachel, Ραχηλ, daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob: Genesis 29:6,9,10,11,28,29,30 36t. Genesis (J E 37t., P 6t.), + ׳קְבֻרַת(ֿׅ Genesis 35:20 (JE), 1 Samuel 10:2. (compare אֶפְרָתָה

1; on site see Dr^{Hast. DB RACHEL}); ׳ר (in figurative) Jeremiah 31:15; ׳ר Ruth 4:11 (in simile).

I. רחם (√ of following; original meaning dubious; Thes be soft, so Gerber¹²⁶, compare Arabic be soft, Gentle (but original consonant?); Dl^{HWB 604 b} be wide; compare Assyrian rîmu, rêmu, Arabic , Late Hebrew רֶחֶם, Aramaic רַחֲמָא, , all womb; MI¹⁷ רחמת female captives; verbs (connection with רֶחֶם not wholly clear, compare Nö^{ZMG xi (1886), 151f.}, see רַחֲמִים): Assyrian râmu, love, compassionate, Arabic have compassion, also be inclined toward, affectionate to ( = according to Arabic authorities, see Lane); Sabean epithet dei רחמנן Compassionate ( = Arabic ), CIS^{iv. no. 6. 3} Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 252} who compare epithet רחֿם id.; compare Late Hebrew רָחַם Pi`el; Thes compare Ethiopic (transposed) have compassion, but see Prät^{BAS i. 21and references}; Aramaic רְחֵם, , Palmyrene רחם, all love (common); Nabataean, Palmyrene רחם friend).

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

בְּרָחֵ֑ל בְּרָחֵ֖ל בְּרָחֵ֥ל בְרָחֵל֙ ברחל וְרָחֵ֖ל וְרָחֵ֞ל וְרָחֵ֣ל ׀ וְרָחֵל֙ ורחל כְּרָחֵ֤ל ׀ כרחל לְרָחֵ֑ל לְרָחֵ֗ל לְרָחֵ֣ל לרחל רָחֵ֑ל רָחֵ֔ל רָחֵ֖ל רָחֵ֗ל רָחֵ֛ל רָחֵ֜ל רָחֵ֣ל רָחֵ֥ל רָחֵֽל׃ רָחֵל֙ רחל רחל׃ bə·rā·ḥêl ḇə·rā·ḥêl beraChel bərāḥêl ḇərāḥêl kə·rā·ḥêl keraChel kərāḥêl lə·rā·ḥêl leraChel lərāḥêl rā·ḥêl raChel rāḥêl veraChel wə·rā·ḥêl wərāḥêl