First names in Hebrew

First name Rachel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רחל

Gematria value: 238

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rachel is written רחל

Meaning and origin

What does Rachel mean?

Meaning: "the ewe"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: Rachel, said Rahel in Hebrew, with a breathy “h”, and Rochel among Ashkenazi Jews, means “the ewe”. It is the name of one of the four mothers of the Jewish people, Jacob's beloved.

Gematria

Rachel = 238

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רחל has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• חthe letter Chet8
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total238

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Rachel, from ר to ל:

רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃

“Argue your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another's secret.”

Proverbs 25:9

The book of your first name

Rachel, in nine pages

• Rachel, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Rachel
• Rachel, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Rachel in three answers

How do you write Rachel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rachel is written רחל.

What is the gematria value of Rachel?
Written רחל, Rachel is worth 238: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Rachel mean?
The ewe (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: Rachel, said Rahel in Hebrew, with a breathy “h”, and Rochel among Ashkenazi Jews, means “the ewe”. It is the name of one of the four mothers of the Jewish people, Jacob's beloved.