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Rachel

[ rey-chuhl ]

noun

  1. Jacob's favored wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Genesis 29–35.
  2. a female given name.


Rachel

noun

  1. ˈ°ù±ðɪ³Ùʃə±ô Old Testament the second and best-loved wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin (Genesis 29–35)
  2. °ù²¹ÊƒÉ›±ô Rachel18201858FFrenchTHEATRE: actress original name Elisa Félix . 1820–58, French tragic actress, famous for her roles in the plays of Racine and Corneille
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Rachel

  1. The second wife of Jacob ( see Jacob and Esau ). She was sterile for many years, but eventually had two sons: Joseph ( see Joseph and his brothers ) and Benjamin.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Rachel1

From Late Latin, from Greek ¸é³ó²¹³¦³óá¸Ìõ, from Hebrew °ùÄåḥēl “ewe, female lambâ€
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves saw it in her study.

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A few minutes later, Rachel invited Birdsall in to throw the switch, and the sign blinked to life over the windswept desert.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the pilot would ensure the hospitality industry had "the conditions to grow" and was not "tied down by unnecessarily burdensome red tape".

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However, it is facing a difficult economic backdrop, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves setting out sweeping benefit cuts last month amid pressures on public spending.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested the UK could change its taxes on big tech firms as part of a deal to overturn US tariffs.

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