Rahab (term)

Rahab (Biblical Hebrew: רַהַב, romanized: Rahaḇ, lit.'blusterer') is used in the Hebrew Bible to indicate pride or arrogance, a mystical sea monster, as an emblematic or poetic name for Egypt,[1] and for the sea.[2]

Raḥab or Rachav (Hebrew: רָחָב‎, romanized: raḥaḇ, lit.'spacious place') is a term for the Abyss.

  1. ^ "Strong's #7293 – רַהַב – Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary".
  2. ^ Gesenius, Wilhelm (1844). A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament: including the Biblical Chaldee. Translated by Robinson, Edward. Boston, Massachusetts: Crocker & Brewster. p. 976. LCCN 2006366085. OCLC 2805204.

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