Strong G4477Ῥαχάβ
Rahab
- Transliteration
- Rhachab
- Pronunciation
- hrakh-ab'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
From the same as G4460; Rachab a Canaanitess: - Rachab.
Meaning of the name
Rahab, "spacious, broad"
Detailed definition
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.2.1;
mother of: Boaz (H1162)(?)
§ Rahab, "spacious, broad"
Rachab, (Proper name), indeclinable, Mt. 1:5*
mother of: Boaz (H1162)(?)
§ Rahab, "spacious, broad"
Rachab, (Proper name), indeclinable, Mt. 1:5*
In the biblical story
Rahab
A Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jericho
Rahab, a Canaanite woman from Jericho, hid the Israelite spies and was spared during the city's destruction.
In the Bible
Strong G4477 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- rachab1
First verses
- Matthew 1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
Rachab, a Canaanitess (not in LSJ)