The name Rachel is identical to the word רחל rahel meaning ewe.

Meaning for the name rachel. An ancestress of Israel wife of Jacob mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by the second wife of Jacob also the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Spiritual Meaning of the Name Rachel and Origins.

Innocence of a lamb. Innocence of a lamb. Rachel was the second and favoured wife of Jacob in the Old Testament.

International variations include the Spanish Raquel and Israeli Rahel. Innocence of a lamb. Ewe was a Biblical figure the favorite of Jacobs two wives and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of IsraelRachels father was LabanHer older sister was Leah Jacobs first wife.

Rachel as a girls name is pronounced RAY-chel. Their mother was Adinah. Rachel Name Meaning In the Bible the younger and more provocative but Rachel was of beautiful form.

Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. Rachel r a-chel as a girls name is pronounced RAY-chel. You are very active.

It occurs only four times in the Old Testament which suggests that it describes a specific sort of ewe. The different meanings of the name Rachel are. American Baby Names Meaning.