רָחָב

ra.chavRahab
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman5 occurrences1 book5 verses
This is the name of Rahab: A Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jericho.

Definition

the same as H7342; proud; Rachab, a Canaanitess
Traditional renderings: Rahab.

Glossary entries

Rahab (Person) Rachab

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Joshua 2:1רָחָ֖ב · Rahab
    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.
  2. Joshua 2:3רָחָ֖ב · Rahab
    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.”
  3. Joshua 6:17רָחָ֨ב · Rahab
    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.
  4. Joshua 6:23רָ֠חָב · Rahab
    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.
  5. Joshua 6:25רָחָ֣ב · Rahab
    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.