What does RACHEL mean?

Definitions for RACHEL
ˈreɪ tʃəlrachel

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Rachelnoun

    (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Wiktionary

  1. Rachelnoun

    Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.

  2. Rachelnoun

    A female given name from Hebrew.

    Rachel is another modest, nun-like name, of the same order as Judith, and has the appropriate signification of a lamb.

  3. Rachelnoun

    A census-designated place in Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.

  4. Rachelnoun

    A census-designated place in West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

  5. Etymology: From Late Latin Rachel, from Ancient Greek Ῥαχήλ (Rhakhḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rakhél, " ewe").

Wikipedia

  1. Rachel

    Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל‎, romanized: Rāḥêl, lit. 'ewe') was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife; their mother was Adinah. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother.

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  1. Rachel

    Rachel is a female given name derived from the Hebrew name "רָחֵל" (Rāḥēl), meaning "ewe" or "lamb." It has been a popular name worldwide and is often associated with qualities such as beauty, compassion, and wisdom.

Wikidata

  1. Rachel

    Rachel as described in the Bible, is the favorite wife of Jacob, one of the three Biblical Patriarchs, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Jacob was her first cousin, and she was the youngest niece of Rebekah.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RACHEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rachel is ranked #12837 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Rachel surname appeared 2,398 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Rachel.

    69.3% or 1,664 total occurrences were White.
    23.2% or 557 total occurrences were Black.
    3.2% or 78 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 46 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.5% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'RACHEL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4115

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of RACHEL in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of RACHEL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RACHEL in a Sentence

  1. Mike Davis:

    Rachel is unflinching, smart, and fair.

  2. Presley Ann/WireImage -RRB- Sullivan:

    [Bear] and Rachel are both very healthy and recovering well and are resting, as far as the name announcement goes, we designed a puzzle to send to our family members as a fun way to announce his name and to keep us all connected duringquarantine.

  3. Michael Kelly:

    [In season 4] I try to put in this layer of [Doug] being somewhat vulnerable from what happened with Rachel, i think that's something he's always going to carry with him.

  4. Samantha Holvey:

    Donald Trump lined us up, and I thought this was going to be like a meet and greet, like ‘ hi, how are ya, nice to meet Rachel Crooks, ’ it was not, donald Trump was just looking me over like I was a piece of meat, I was not a human being, I did n’t have a brain, I did n’t have a personality. I was just simply there for Donald Trump pleasure. It left me feeling very gross, very dirty. This is not what I signed up for.

  5. Rachel Bishop:

    The focusing muscle in your eye changes as you age. You can focus up close when you're 20 for hours at a time and have no problems. But that ability declines as you age, for people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work.

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