Rachel ("ewe" in Hebrew)

E465278

Hebrew given name feminine given name given name

Rachel is a Hebrew given name of biblical origin traditionally interpreted to mean “ewe,” symbolizing gentleness and purity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rachel ("ewe" in Hebrew) canonical	1
Rachel, wife of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew given name ⓘ feminine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Christianity ⓘ Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ
connotation	innocence ⓘ kindness ⓘ tenderness ⓘ
etymologicalMeaning	ewe ⓘ
frequencyCategoryLate20thCenturyEnglish	high ⓘ
gender	feminine ⓘ
grammaticalGenderInHebrew	feminine ⓘ
hasBiblicalUsage	yes ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation	biblical matriarch Rachel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalUsage	English-speaking countries ⓘ Hebrew-speaking communities ⓘ Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ
hasDiminutive	Rach NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachie NERFINISHED ⓘ Rae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEtymologicalRoot	Hebrew word for ewe ⓘ
hasNameDayTradition	yes ⓘ
hasNameElement	animal term ⓘ
hasOrthographicVariant	Rachael NERFINISHED ⓘ Racheal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransliteration	Rakel NERFINISHED ⓘ Raḥel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant	Rachael NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakel NERFINISHED ⓘ Raquel NERFINISHED ⓘ
isGivenTo	girls ⓘ
isPopularIn	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Hebrew ⓘ
nameType	theophoric-related (biblical context) ⓘ
originPeriod	biblical era ⓘ
scriptOfOrigin	Hebrew alphabet ⓘ
semanticField	animals ⓘ virtues ⓘ
symbolism	gentleness ⓘ purity ⓘ
usedAs	first name ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rae → meaningDerivedFrom → Rachel ("ewe" in Hebrew) ⓘ

Rachael → hasBiblicalConnection → Rachel ("ewe" in Hebrew) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rachel, wife of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible