Ῥαχήλ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew רָחֵל (rāḥēl), from Proto-Semitic *raḫil-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /r̥aː.kʰɛ̌ːl/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /raˈkʰe̝l/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /raˈçil/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /raˈçil/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /raˈçil/
Proper noun
Ῥᾱχήλ • (Rhākhḗl) f (indeclinable)
- Rachel
Descendants
- Greek: Ραχήλ (Rachíl)
- Latin: Rachel
- Old Armenian: Ռաքէլ (Ṙakʿēl), Հռաքէլ (Hṙakʿēl)
- Aghwan: 𐕙𐔰𐕣𐔴𐔾 (rakel)
References
- G4478 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible