"Rahab" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Hebrew ⁧רָחָב⁩ (racháv, “Rahab”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{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. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-QCjXF87M Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 61 27 12 Disambiguation of Individuals: 40 21 39
  2. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Individuals Translations (female given name): Laannguaq (Greenlandic), Lahapa (Hawaiian)
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of Individuals: 40 21 39 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 0 100
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

Etymology: Hebrew ⁧רַהַב⁩ (ráhav, “Rahab”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{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 Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Rahab-en-name-g4XFZyam Disambiguation of Individuals: 40 21 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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