Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rahab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: ra-hab
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A female given name from Hebrew.

name

A sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does rahab mean?: A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.
Where does rahab come from?: Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

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