ra.chel denotes a female sheep, appearing in flock, livestock, and comparison language.

The attested uses refer to female sheep in livestock and flock contexts: animals belonging to a flock in Genesis 31:38 and Song of Songs 6:6, and a singular animal in the comparison before shearers in Isaiah 53:7. Genesis 32:15 has the plural form within a livestock list, though the translation does not plainly isolate its English counterpart.

1. Female sheep in flocks and comparisons · dominant

   The plural form occurs with flock language in Genesis 31:38, where the APB renders the clause "Your ewes and your goats have not been bereaved," and in Song of Songs 6:6, where it renders "a flock of ewes that have come up from the washing." The singular form in Isaiah 53:7 stands in the comparison "like a sheep that before its shearers is silent"; Genesis 32:15 uses the plural form in a livestock list, although the APB wording does not plainly identify its corresponding item.

   Genesis 31:38Genesis 32:15Isaiah 53:7Song of Songs 6:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "ewes" in Genesis 31:38 and Song of Songs 6:6, and as "sheep" in Isaiah 53:7. In Genesis 32:15, its contribution is not plainly isolated in the translated livestock list.