רָחֵלrâchêl

ewe (Isaiah 53:7; Genesis 32:15; Song of Solomon 6:6; Genesis 31:38)

Pronunciation: raw-kale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7353

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 31:38 “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.
  • Genesis 32:14 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,
  • Song of Solomon 6:6 Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin.
  • Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).