Rahab
Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet
a poetical name of Egypt, (Psalms 89:10; Isaiah 51:9) signifying "fierceness, insolence, pride." Rahab, as a name of Egypt, occurs once only without reference to the exodus: this is in (Psalms 87:4) In (Isaiah 30:7) the name is alluded to.
In other dictionaries
Read “Rachab” in the 8 dictionaries- RachabEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- RahabEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- RachabInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- RahabInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- RachabSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Rahab, or RachabSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- RahabTranslation Words
- Rahab ou rakhabDictionnaire de la Bible
- RakhabDictionnaire de la Bible
- RahabDictionnaire historique et critique de la Bible
Source of the article
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved