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View Name: Rahab


RAHAB
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: רָחָב (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: RAY-hab (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "spacious" in Hebrew. This was the name of a prostitute of Jericho who aided the Israelites in the Old Testament.
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