"Rahab" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|רָחָב||Rahab|sc=Hebr|tr=racháv}} Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rahab
  1. A prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies.
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-QCjXF87M
  2. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (female given name): Laannguaq (Greenlandic), Lahapa (Hawaiian)
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 39 52 10 Disambiguation of Individuals: 27 44 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 44 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 51 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 64 21 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (biblical character): Rahaba (Hawaiian), רָחָב (racháv) (Hebrew), Raabe (Portuguese), Раа́в (Raáv) [feminine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 49 51

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Hebrew רַהַב (ráhav, “Rahab”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|רַהַב||Rahab|sc=Hebr|tr=ráhav}} Hebrew רַהַב (ráhav, “Rahab”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rahab
  1. A sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-g4XFZyam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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