rachel
pronunciation
How to pronounce rachel in British English:
UK [ˈreitʃl]
How to pronounce rachel in American English:
US [ˈretʃəl]
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- Noun:
- (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Word Origin
- Rachel
- fem. proper name, biblical daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob, from Late Latin, from Greek Rhakhel, from Hebrew Rahel, literally "ewe" (compare Arabic rahil, Aramaic rahla, Akkadian lahru, a metathesized form).
Example
- 1. Did you know chandler kissed rachel ?
- 2. Dean doesn 't know rachel 's with you ?
- 3. For jacob knew not that rachel had stolen them .
- 4. On her 45th day she spotted a ship . She started a fire and screamed for help . Soon the ship came and rachel was saved .
- 5. Also pictured are the witty contemporary sculptors rachel harrison and isa genzken .