Rahab monster
רַ֫הַבStrong’s H7294rahav (ra-hav)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rahav is the Hebrew word usually translated “rahab”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.”
Meaning
- Rahab = "breadth"
How it's translated
- rahab 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 2
- Psalms 1
- Isaiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 26:12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
- Psalms 89:10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Hebrew dictionary
רַ֫הַב rahav · Rahab monster
Rahab = "breadth" mythical sea monster, lit. "storm", "arrogance", but only as names
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.