Lexical Definition
רָחֵל Râchêl (raw-khale') Rachel N:N-F-P
the same as רָחֵל
Rachel.
- § Rachel = "ewe"
- Rachel, a wife of Jacob
1) daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
See Greek: Ῥαχήλ
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| רָחֵל֙ | Rachel | Gen.30.6 • Gen.30.14 • Gen.31.14 • Gen.46.19 |
| רָחֵֽל | Rachel | Gen.29.16 • Gen.31.33 |
| רָחֵ֥ל | Rachel | Gen.29.28 • Gen.33.2 |
| רָחֵ֣ל | Rachel | Gen.29.6 |
| רָחֵ֜ל | Rachel | Gen.48.7 |
| רָחֵ֛ל | Rachel | 1Sam.10.2 |
| רָחֵ֗ל | Rachel | Gen.29.10 • Gen.30.1 • Gen.30.8 • Gen.30.15 |
| רָחֵ֖ל | Rachel | Gen.29.30 • Gen.30.1 • Gen.30.25 • Gen.31.32 • Gen.35.16 • Gen.35.20 • Jer.31.15 |
| רָחֵ֔ל | Rachel | Gen.29.30 • Gen.31.19 • Gen.33.1 • Gen.35.24 • Gen.35.25 • Gen.46.22 |
| רָחֵ֑ל | Rachel | Gen.29.18 • Gen.30.7 • Gen.30.22 • Gen.35.19 |
| לְרָחֵ֣ל | Rachel | Gen.31.4 |
| to Rachel | Gen.29.29 • Gen.46.25 | |
| לְרָחֵ֗ל | to Rachel | Gen.29.12 |
| לְרָחֵ֑ל | Rachel | Gen.29.11 |
| כְּרָחֵ֤ל | like Rachel | Ruth.4.11 |
| וְרָחֵל֙ | and Rachel | Gen.29.17 |
| וְרָחֵ֣ל | and Rachel | Gen.29.9 |
| וְרָחֵ֞ל | and Rachel | Gen.31.34 |
| וְרָחֵ֖ל | and Rachel | Gen.29.31 • Gen.33.7 |
| בְרָחֵל֙ | for Rachel | Gen.29.25 |
| בְּרָחֵ֥ל | for Rachel | Gen.29.18 |
| בְּרָחֵ֖ל | for Rachel | Gen.29.20 |
| בְּרָחֵ֑ל | on Rachel | Gen.30.2 |
Extended Information
- A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6
- daughter of: Laban (לָבָן)
- sister of: Leah (לֵאָה); married to Israel (יִשְׂרָאֵל)
- mother of: Joseph (יוֹסֵף) and Benjamin (בִּנְיָמִין)
- Also named: Rhachēl (Ῥαχήλ "Rachel" Ῥαχήλ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. רָחֵל47 proper name, feminine (ewe, RSK 219); — Rachel, Ραχηλ, daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob: Gen 29:6; Gen 29:9; Gen 29:10; Gen 29:11; Gen 29:28; Gen 29:29; Gen 29:30 + 36 t. Genesis (J E 37 t., P 6 t.), + ׳קְבֻרַת(ֿׅ Gen 35:20 (JE), 1Sam 10:2. (compare אֶפְרָתָה 1; on site see DrHast. DB RACHEL); ׳ר (in figurative) Jer 31:15 ׳ר Ruth 4:11 (in simile).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 29:6 · 29:9 · 29:10 · 29:11 · 29:28 · 29:29 · 29:30 · 35:20 |
| Ruth | 4:11 |
| 1 Samuel | 10:2 |
| Jeremiah | 31:15 |
Profile
Female • Sister of Leah • Wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs
Rachel was the beloved wife of Jacob, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
- A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6;
- referred to as Rachel or "she" (KJV= Rachel) רָחֵל, or Rachel (KJV= Rahel) Ῥαχήλ;
- daughter of Laban לָבָן;
- a sister of Leah לֵאָה;
- wife of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל;
- mother of Joseph יוֹסֵף and Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין.
Rachel was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah (Genesis 29:16). She became the beloved wife of Israel (or 'Jacob'), who worked for Laban for fourteen years to marry her (Genesis 29:18-30). Rachel was initially unable to conceive, while Leah bore several children (Genesis 29:31-35). In her distress, Rachel gave her maidservant Bilhah to Jacob, and Bilhah bore Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:1-8). Eventually, God remembered Rachel, and she gave birth to Joseph (Genesis 30:22-24). When Jacob left Laban, Rachel stole her father's household idols (Genesis 31:19). She later hid them and deceived her father when he came searching for them (Genesis 31:34-35). As Jacob's family journeyed to Ephrath (Bethlehem), Rachel went into labor and gave birth to Benjamin, but she died during childbirth (Genesis 35:16-20). Jacob buried her on the way to Ephrath and set up a pillar on her grave (Genesis 35:20). Rachel's sons, Joseph and Benjamin, became two of the twelve tribes of Israel (Genesis 46:19-22). Her tomb became a landmark (1 Samuel 10:2) and is mentioned in Jeremiah 31:15, where her weeping is used as a symbol for Israel's mourning during the Babylonian exile. This passage is also quoted in Matthew 2:18 in relation to Herod's massacre of the innocents.
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