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Meaning for the name rachel. You are a law unto itself. An ancestress of Israel wife of Jacob mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel r a-chel as a girls name is pronounced RAY-chel.

It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Rachel is ewe female sheep. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacobs mother. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time energy and sympathetic understanding.

International variations include the Spanish Raquel and Israeli Rahel. It is a biblical name derived literally from the word rachel with the meaning ewe. The noun רחל rahel means ewe a female sheep.

Jeremiah 3115 the King James Version Rahel. Rachel as a girls name is pronounced RAY-chel. Rachel - Detailed Meaning As Rachel you are rather serious-minded responsible and stable.

Innocence of a lamb. American Baby Names Meaning. 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.

Their mother was Adinah. Rachel was the second and favoured wife of Jacob in the Old Testament. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start.