Definitions for rachel
ˈreɪ tʃəlrachel

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1. Rachelnoun

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

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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").

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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.

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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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1. rachel

   Song lyrics by rachel -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by rachel on the Lyrics.com website.

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Old Testament
   • Wife

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1789","3"],["1810","7"],["1825","7"],["1832","1"],["1839","1"],["1842","1"],["1843","7"],["1844","1"],["1845","2"],["1847","2"],["1849","1"],["1851","1"],["1852","2"],["1854","4"],["1856","1"],["1857","2"],["1858","2"],["1859","2"],["1860","7"],["1861","1"],["1862","6"],["1864","1"],["1865","6"],["1867","11"],["1868","18"],["1869","1"],["1870","2"],["1871","8"],["1873","2"],["1875","1"],["1876","1"],["1877","2"],["1878","2"],["1883","4"],["1884","1"],["1885","2"],["1887","1"],["1888","1"],["1889","2"],["1890","1"],["1891","1"],["1892","2"],["1893","1"],["1894","8"],["1895","5"],["1901","1"],["1902","6"],["1904","8"],["1905","1"],["1907","4"],["1908","1"],["1909","2"],["1910","3"],["1911","1"],["1912","2"],["1913","8"],["1916","1"],["1918","3"],["1919","8"],["1920","6"],["1921","2"],["1922","2"],["1923","9"],["1925","13"],["1926","6"],["1927","7"],["1928","1"],["1929","18"],["1930","6"],["1931","54"],["1932","15"],["1933","4"],["1934","15"],["1935","17"],["1936","14"],["1937","10"],["1938","6"],["1939","124"],["1940","18"],["1941","16"],["1942","11"],["1943","4"],["1944","4"],["1945","10"],["1946","3"],["1947","13"],["1948","12"],["1949","25"],["1950","10"],["1951","13"],["1952","9"],["1953","15"],["1954","9"],["1955","86"],["1956","10"],["1957","55"],["1958","158"],["1959","28"],["1960","26"],["1961","53"],["1962","29"],["1963","56"],["1964","169"],["1965","122"],["1966","113"],["1967","45"],["1968","55"],["1969","113"],["1970","64"],["1971","297"],["1972","67"],["1973","29"],["1974","33"],["1975","60"],["1976","49"],["1977","77"],["1978","27"],["1979","140"],["1980","29"],["1981","128"],["1982","13"],["1983","81"],["1984","56"],["1985","55"],["1986","20"],["1987","46"],["1988","217"],["1989","80"],["1990","80"],["1991","72"],["1992","93"],["1993","84"],["1994","55"],["1995","77"],["1996","78"],["1997","162"],["1998","107"],["1999","190"],["2000","66"],["2001","125"],["2002","137"],["2003","140"],["2004","324"],["2005","213"],["2006","189"],["2007","386"],["2008","339"]]

Anagrams for rachel »

1. rechal

How to pronounce rachel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rachel in sign language?

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. The CDC and the FDA:

   Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's Chris Cuomo after the meeting.The virtual meeting Monday evening lasted for an hour as Pfizer presented data. Top health officials were present, including Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock, Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Chief Science Officer of the Biden administration's Covid-19 response team Dr. David Kessler.Read More.

2. Dan Stern:

   But if that's unknown, at the risk of creating panic, the more [ employees Rachel Conn notify ] the better.

3. Kai Hibbard:

   Rachel Frederickson’re brainwashed to believe that Rachel Frederickson’re super-lucky to be there.

4. Jane Peng:

   It's our adults' fault. It's the CDC and school district and me, Rachel Lekherzak, that we failed you.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rachel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rachel
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rachel
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rachel