English Explanatory Dictionary

Rahab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
name
  1. A sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan

Word forms

Rahab

Etymology

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

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