Quick Definition
Rahab monster
Biblical Persons & Places
Rahab
A monster
A monster; called Rahab (רַ֫הַב)
Strong's Definition
rahab rah'-hab The same as H7293; Rahab (that is, boaster ), an epithet of Egypt: - Rahab.
Derivation: the same as H7293 (רַהַב);
KJV Usage: Rahab.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Rahab = "breadth"
1) storm, arrogance (but only as names)
1a) mythical sea monster
1b) emblematic name of Egypt
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רַ֫הַב (ra.hav) — Rahab monster. Rahab = "breadth" mythical sea monster, lit. "storm", "arrogance", but only as names
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · רהב
Aquatic Animals | ≈ תַּנִּין
Rahab = a mythic sea monster, destroyed by God
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רַ֫הַב n.[m.] lit. storm, arrogance, but only as names, v. infr.; mythical sea monster
emblemat. name of Egypt
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