Rakhel (רחל) means ewe in Hebrew.
It can also mean Rachel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ewe, Rachel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Rakhel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כבשה מבוגרת ממין נקבה, סוג יונק מבוית שהאדם מגדלו מימי קדם לשם שימוש בצמרו, בבשרו, בחלבו ובעורו
עִזִּים מָאתַיִם, וּתְיָשִׁים עֶשְׂרִים; רְחֵלִים מָאתַיִם, וְאֵילִים עֶשְׂרִים.
- 2בתו של לבן, ואשתו של יעקב אבינו יחד עם אחותה לאה, שתיהן מבין ארבע האמהות במקרא.
וַיֶּאֱהַב יַעֲקֹב אֶת רָחֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֶעֱבָדְךָ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים בְּרָחֵל בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּה
- 3שם פרטי לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rakhel is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רָחֵל
- Written without vowel points
- רחל
- Said
- rakhel
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- רְחֵלִים
- Inflections
- ר' רְחֵלִים; רְחֵל־, ר' רְחֵלֵי־
- Gematria
- 238
This is how Rakhel is said in other languages.
- English
- ewe, Rachel
- Arabic
- راحيل
- Russian
- Рахиль
- French
- Rachel
- Spanish
- Raquel
- German
- Rachel
These words mean nearly the same as Rakhel.
- כבשהsheep
- רחלה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rakhel.
- איל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rakhel.
The word Rakhel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ברחל בתך הקטנה
- רחילא בת רחילא
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
This is where the word Rakhel comes from.
מקור קדם שמי: רַחִל raḫil ◄ לאכדית: לחרו laḫru ◄ ערבית: רחל رَخِل. באסקית: אַהַרי ahari בהוראת כבש.
These words come before and after Rakhel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rakhel.
What does Rakhel (רחל) mean in Hebrew?
Rakhel (רחל) means ewe and Rachel. It is said rakhel, with the stress on khel.
What is a synonym for Rakhel (רחל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rakhel (רחל) are כבשה and רחלה.
What is the opposite of Rakhel (רחל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rakhel (רחל) are איל.
What rhymes with Rakhel (רחל)?
Words that rhyme with Rakhel (רחל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.