רָחֵל râchêl
Meaning
a ewe (the females being the predominant element of a flock) (as a good traveller)
In the King James Version: ewe, sheep.
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to journey;
Where it is used
- Genesis 31:38 I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.
- Genesis 32:14 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,
- Song of Solomon 6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.