רַהַבRahab
literally storm, arrogance, but only as names, see below
Pronunciation: rah'-hab · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7294
Meanings
1. mythical sea monster (Job 9:13; Job 26:12; Psalms 89:11)
2. emblematic name of Egypt (Psalms 87:4; Isaiah 30:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Job 9:13 And God does not restrain his anger. Even the monsters of the sea are crushed beneath his feet.
- Job 26:12 By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
- Psalms 89:10 You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
- Isaiah 51:9 Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength! Flex your mighty right arm! Rouse yourself as in the days of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).