Rahab — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.

   Examples

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   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. A female given name from Hebrew.

   Usage

   • Rare

   Examples

   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.

Proper noun

1. A sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan