Rahab

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proper noun

A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.

OriginHebrew רָחָב →
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Meanings

Rahab1

proper noun
  1. biblicalA prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.

    And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 6:25
  2. rareA female given name from Hebrew.

    Wycherly reflected that any woman raised by a clergyman who named her daughter Rahab was probably making something in the nature of a personal statement.

    1997, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Gravelight, →ISBN, page 173

Rahab2

proper noun
  1. A sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan

Origin

Rahab · proper noun

  1. Hebrewרָחָב“Rahab”
  2. EnglishRahab

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

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Rahab · proper noun

  1. Hebrewרַהַב“Rahab”
  2. EnglishRahab

Hebrew רַהַב (ráhav, “Rahab”).

More words from Hebrew

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Translations

Hawaiian Rahaba, Lahapa
  • Rahababiblical character
  • Lahapafemale given name
Hebrew רָחָב
  • רָחָב (racháv)biblical character
Portuguese Raabe
  • Raabebiblical character
Russian Раа́в
  • Раа́в (Raáv)biblical character

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

baharRabhahabar
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APA

Rahab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rahab

MLA

“Rahab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rahab. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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