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Biblical meaning of the name rachel. Abarim Publications Biblical Dictionary. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the second wife of Jacob also the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. We are introduced to Rachel as the strikingly beautiful shepherdess in Genesis 291-30.

It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Rachel is ewe female sheep. It symbolizes a special rare ewe. It is a biblical name derived literally from the word rachel with the meaning ewe.

Coming from a Hebrew word meaning ewe. Meaning History. Metronymic from the female Biblical name Rachel meaning ewe in Hebrew.

Jacob was tricked by her father Laban into marrying her older sister Leah first though in exchange for seven years of work Laban allowed Jacob to marry Rachel too. In the Bible Genesis 2835 Rachel is the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name was common among Jews in the Middle Ages but it was not generally used as a Christian name in the English-speaking world until after the Protestant Reformation.

It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Rachel is ewe female sheep. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the second and favorite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Rachels language of origin is Hebrew and it is used largely in the English French and German languages.

Bible Dictionaries - Eastons Bible Dictionary - Rachel. Therefore God changed her name from Sarai שרי which means princess to Sarah שרה meaning the mother of nations. Rachel like Jacob is simply not content with what is given her.