Rachel

[ rey-chuhl ]

/ ˈreɪ tʃəl /

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noun

Jacob's favored wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Genesis 29–35.

a female given name.

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Origin of Rachel

From Late Latin, from Greek Rhachḗl, from Hebrew rāḥēl “ewe, female lamb”

Words nearby Rachel

racetrack, racetracker, race-walk, race walking, raceway, Rachel, rachilla, rachiotomy, rachis, rachitis, Rachmaninoff

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How to use Rachel in a sentence

When I call out, “Alexa, Skype video call Rachel,” it swivels to attention.
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They had several children, and Rachel’s daughter from a previous relationship is thought to have married Knight’s grown son from his first marriage.
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What Rachel is suggesting is a whole other way that it could and should be studied.
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Rachel has learned a lot, but has a long way to go, in both cases, including approvals.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 1, 2020|Freakonomics

You, Rachel, are a scholar of and have researched, for years, PTSD.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 1, 2020|Freakonomics
“I have to think her body type played a role,” said Rachel Greenblatt, a Lecturer in Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
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Muse was looking to regain custody of her four children—Justin, Sarah, Patrick and Rachel.
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Rachel Maddow, too, apparently impresses in her upcoming season two guest turn.
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Someone I love a lot right now is Rachel McKibbens, who is doing wonderful work.
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And so it is with admiration and understanding that we are still violently furious over the pairing of Joey and Rachel.
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We trust to the reader's good-nature to excuse the unfair use which Rachel made of the back parlor window.
Alone|Marion Harland
As Rachel surmised, the latter had a beau; and Ida's hasty survey excited a feeling of surprise.
Alone|Marion Harland
"Miss Josephine must 'spect her beau; she's mightily fined off," commented Rachel, when she came up from her meal.
Alone|Marion Harland
Rachel made out his badge of office through the obscurity, and pressed to her mistress' side.
Alone|Marion Harland
The first person on my list of those who could give me information, was Mrs. Rachel Peabody.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rachel

Rachel

noun

(ˈreɪtʃəl) Old Testament the second and best-loved wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin (Genesis 29–35)

(French raʃɛl) original name Elisa Félix . 1820–58, French tragic actress, famous for her roles in the plays of Racine and Corneille

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Cultural definitions for Rachel

Rachel

The second wife of Jacob (see Jacob and Esau). She was sterile for many years, but eventually had two sons: Joseph (see Joseph and his brothers) and Benjamin.