Ῥαχήλ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /r̥aː.kʰɛ̌ːl/ → /raˈçil/ → /raˈçil/

• (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)

1. 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