Rachel
רָחֵלStrong’s H7354rachel (ra-chel)
Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rachel is the Hebrew word usually translated “rachel”, “on rachel” and “like rachel”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.”
Meaning
- A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6
How it's translated
- rachel 34
- and rachel 5
- to rachel 3
- for rachel 3
- on rachel 1
- like rachel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 41
- Ruth 1
- 1 Samuel 1
- Jeremiah 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 29:9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
- Genesis 29:10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
- Genesis 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Genesis 29:12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
- Genesis 29:16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Genesis 29:17Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Hebrew dictionary
רָחֵל rachel · Rachel
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6; daughter of: Laban (H3837A); sister of: Leah (H3812); married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144) Also named: Rhachēl (Ῥαχήλ "Rachel" G4478) § Rachel = "ewe" daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.