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rachel

/ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/

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What does rachel mean?

noun

  1. A light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
  2. Synonym of Rachel sandwich.

proper noun

  1. Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
  2. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States; named for the first baby born in the town.
  3. A census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States; named for the daughter of a local mine owner.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/

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“How ever we’re to get through this voyage, Miss Rachel, I really can’t tell,” she began with a shake of her head.
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
Miss Rachel received that proposal as she might, ten years since, have received a proposal to part her from a new doll.
Wilkie CollinsThe MoonstoneProject Gutenberg ebook #155
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O joyful house, in which the fruitful Leah does not envy the beauteous Rachel, but action and contemplation share each other's joys!
Richard de BuryThe Love of Books: The Philobiblon of Richard de BuryTranslated by Ernest Chester ThomasProject Gutenberg ebook #626
Moreover, he foresaw that his favorite wife Rachel would not lie beside him in the grave, and this, too, made him weep.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
Next day, a large ship, the Rachel, was descried, bearing directly down upon the Pequod, all her spars thickly clustering with men.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701