Lexical Definition

‎רָחָב‎ Râchâb (raw-khawb') Rahab N:N-F-P
the same as ‎רָחָב‎; proud

Rahab.

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

See Greek: Ῥαάβ

Usage: 4 forms in 5 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
רָחָ֨ב Rahab Josh.6.17
רָחָ֣ב Rahab Josh.6.25
רָחָ֖ב Rahab Josh.2.1 • Josh.2.3
רָ֠חָב Rahab Josh.6.23

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎רָחָב‎ proper name, feminine harlot in Jericho; — Josh 2:1; Josh 2:3; Josh 6:17; Josh 6:23; Josh 6:25 (all J E); Ρααβ (so Heb 3:11; Jas 2:25, but Matt 1:5 Ραχαβ).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Joshua 2:1 · 2:3 · 6:17 · 6:23 · 6:25
Matthew 1:5
Hebrews 3:11
James 2:25

Profile

Female • A Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jericho

Woman living before Israel's Monarchy

Rahab, a Canaanite woman from Jericho, hid the Israelite spies and was spared during the city's destruction.

Rahab was a Canaanite woman who lived in Jericho at the time of the Israelites' conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 2:1). She is described as a prostitute who provided lodging for the two Israelite spies sent by Joshua to survey the city. When the king of Jericho ordered Rahab to hand over the spies, she hid them on her roof and misdirected the king's men (Joshua 2:3-7). Rahab acknowledged the God of Israel and asked for protection for herself and her family when the city would be taken (Joshua 2:8-13). The spies agreed to spare her if she would tie a scarlet cord in her window (Joshua 2:14-21). During the conquest of Jericho, Rahab and her family were saved as promised (Joshua 6:17, 23, 25). Rahab's faith and actions are commended in the New Testament (Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25). She is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, indicating that she married Salmon and became an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5).

All entries for Rahab: רָחָב ☩ Ῥαάβ ☩ Ῥαχάβ