H7293
H7293 — רַהַב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
rahab (rah'-hab) n-m.
1. proud, strength
[from H7292, bluster(-er)]
Root(s): H7292
TWOT
TWOT: 2125c
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB7780
רַ֫הַב noun [masculine] literally storm, arrogance, but only as names, see below; — absolute ׳ ר Isa 30:7, רָ֑הַב Job 9:13 +; —
1. mythical sea monster (compare BartonJAOS xiv.1 (1891), 22 f.): ׳
עֹזְרֵי ר
Job 9:13 ||
יָם
Job 26:12;
Ps 89:11 ||
תַּנִּין
Isa 51:9.
2. emblematic name of Egypt, רַהַב וּבָבֶל
Ps 87:4 ||
מצרים
Isa 30:7.