Ῥαχήλ
Rhachēl
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Greek
Rachel
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Rhachel identifies the woman portrayed as weeping for her children in Matthew 2:18.
The attested use identifies Rachel as the woman who is weeping for her children and refusing comfort in the scene reported in Matthew 2:18.
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The woman mourning for her children · dominant
In Matthew 2:18, the nominative singular feminine form occurs as the subject of the clause about weeping for her children; the APB renders the scene, “Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 2:18, the APB presents the name as “Rachel” in the clause describing her weeping for her children. The verse is read as a whole.