Proper noun
Rachel
- (biblical) Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 29:16–18:And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1849 The Massachusetts Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, Vol. 2,page 26, January 1849:
- Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.
1979, Doris Lessing, Shikasta, Knopf, published 1979, →ISBN, page 293:She keeps saying, You are mistaken Rachel. She says my name in that heavy earnest way. The Jewish Ra-chel. I like my name like that. I have always been pleased when people said Ra-chel. But when she says it, it is as if she was taking me over. Through my name.
2010, Rob Sachs, What Would Rob Do?, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:I recognize that a name like Rachel goes against my whole "ordering a different dish from everyone else at the table" rule, but sometimes you really want a steak, and that's exactly what you should get. I love the name we gave our daughter. It's not dorky, not too whimsical, and not too stuck-up. To us it sounded sweet, sporty, smart, and beautiful. It also works well with Sachs.
- A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
- A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.
Translations
younger daughter of Laban
- Rahel (preferred as a given name, though also infrequent)
Proper noun
Rachel f (proper noun, genitive Rachels or (with an article) Rachel)
- Rachel (biblical figure)
- a female given name of rare usage
Declension
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Declension of Rachel [feminine]