to whisper; an embalmer
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
One of David's haunts in southern Judah in his flight from Saul. To it in reward he sent a portion of the Amalekite spoil (1Sa_30:29).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Ra'chal. (trade). 1Sa_30:29. A town in the southern part, of the tribe of Judah, one of the towns to which David sent presents, out of the spoil of the Amalekites.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
rā?kal. See RACAL.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Rachal
(רָכָל, trade; Sept. ῾Ραχάλ v. r. ῾Ραχήλ), a town in the tribe of Judah, and apparently in the southern part; being one of those to which David sent presents out of the spoil of the Amalekites (1Sa_30:29). The Vatican edition of the Sept. omits this name, but inserts five names in this passage between Eshtemoa' and the Jerahmeelites.' The only one of these which has any similarity to Rachal is Carmel, which would suit very well as far as position goes; but it is impossible to consider the two as identical without further evidence' SEE DAVID.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.