H7343 - רָחָב (Râchâb)

H7343 רָחָב (Râchâb) raw-khawb'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Rahab

Biblical Persons & Places

Rahab Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.2.1; referred to as Rahab (רָחָב), or Rahab (Ῥαάβ), or Rahab (KJV= Rachab) (Ῥαχάβ); mother of Boaz(?).

Strong's Definition

Rachab, a Canaanitess

Derivation: the same as H7342 (רָחָב); proud;

KJV Usage: Rahab.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Rahab = "wide"

1) a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies to escape; saved from the destruction of Jericho; married Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; commended for her faith in the book of James

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G4460

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.2.1; mother of: Boaz (H1162)(?) § Rahab = "wide" a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies to escape; saved from the destruction of Jericho; married Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; commended for her faith in the book of James

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָחָב râchâb BDB Definition: Rahab = wide 1) a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies to escape; saved from the destruction of Jericho; married Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; commended for her faith in the book of James Part of Speech: noun proper feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H7342 Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (5)

2:1 2:3 6:17 6:23 6:25

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho. So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

Joshua 2:3

So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.

Joshua 6:17

Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD {for destruction}.... Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live,... because she hid the spies we sent.

Joshua 6:23

So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.

Joshua 6:25

And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.