Rachel
From Hebrew Rachel, "ewe".
Meaning and origin
Rachel is one of the four matriarchs of the Book of Genesis: the younger daughter of Laban, and the wife Jacob loved and worked fourteen years to marry after Laban first substituted her older sister Leah.
How to pronounce Rachel
| English (US) | RAY-chəl /ˈreɪtʃəl/ |
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