Ῥαχήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl), from Proto-Semitic *raḫil-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /r̥aː.kʰɛ̌ːl/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /raˈkʰe̝l/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /raˈçil/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /raˈçil/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /raˈçil/

Proper noun

Ῥᾱχήλ • (Rhākhḗl) f (indeclinable)

Rachel

Descendants

Greek: Ραχήλ (Rachíl)
Latin: Rachel
Old Armenian: Ռաքէլ (Ṙakʻēl), Հռաքէլ (Hṙakʻēl)
Aghwan: 𐕙𐔰𐕣𐔴𐔾 (rakel)

References

G4478 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible