Râchâb — H7343

H7343 · Hebrew — רחב

Pronunciation: raw-khawb'

Definition

feminine proper noun

Rachab, a Canaanitess

  1. Rahab = "wide"
  2. 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

Usually translated as

Rahab

Origin

the same as H7342; proud

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râchâb occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (5)

Strong's Lexicon — R