What does Ῥαχήλ (Rhachḗl) mean in the Bible?
Ῥαχήλ (Rhachḗl) is a Greek word meaning "Rachel, the wife of Jacob".
Greek · G4478
Ῥαχήλ
Rachel, the wife of Jacob
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Ῥαχήλ G4478
Pronunciation Rhachḗl
What does Ῥαχήλ (Rhachḗl) mean in the Bible?
Ῥαχήλ (Rhachḗl) is a Greek word meaning "Rachel, the wife of Jacob".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4478?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Rachel (1).
Where does Ῥαχήλ (Rhachḗl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Rachel 1× Matthew 2:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
Ῥαχὴλ 1x Rhachēl Matthew 2:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 2:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Rachel, the wife of Jacob
Strong's G4478
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Rachel, the wife of Jacob
Extended definition
:--Rachel.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:18 Proper name
Ῥαχὴλ rachl
Rachel
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:18 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain