Rhaáb — G4460

Definition

feminine proper noun

Raab (i.e. Rachab), a Canaanitess

1. oad', 'ample'), Rahab, a harlot of Jericho

Usually translated as

Rahab

Origin

of Hebrew origin (G7343)

Hebrew equivalents

• Mamtaq (H4477)

Occurrences

Rhaáb occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Hebrews (1), James (1)

• Hebrews 11:31 — By faith the harlot Rahab (Ῥαὰβ) perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
• James 2:25 — Likewise also was not Rahab (Ῥαὰβ) the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?