Rahab

English

Etymology

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”)

Proper noun

Rahab

1. (biblical) A prostitute of Jericho who helped Israelite spies.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Joshua 6:25:

     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.
   • 1997 Marion Zimmer Bradley, Gravelight, ISBN 0312865031, page 173:

     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.

Translations

biblical character

• Hawaiian: Rahaba

• Hebrew: רָחָב (he) (racháv)

female given name

• Hawaiian: Lahapa