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Rahab¹

Where it comes from

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

proper noun

  1. A 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.
  2. rare A 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.

Rahab²

Where it comes from

Hebrew רַהַב (ráhav, “Rahab”).

proper noun

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

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name biblical character

PortuguêsRaabe
РусскийРаа́в Raáv
עבריתרָחָב racháv

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"Rahab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rahab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rahab_2026,
  title = {Rahab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rahab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}