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  2. Rahab - Wikipedia

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    A different spelling of the name, Rachab (as transliterated in the King James translation of the Greek Ῥαχάβ) is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as one of the ancestors of Jesus (Matthew 1:5). She married Salmon of the Tribe of Judah and was the mother of Boaz. Most other English Bibles transcribe her name as Rahab.

  3. Rahab (term) - Wikipedia

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    Rahab (Hebrew: רַהַב, Modern: Rahav, Tiberian: Rahaḇ, "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] Rahab (Hebrew: רָחָב‎, Rachav, "spacious place") is also one of the Hebrew words for the Abyss.

  4. Matthew 1:5 - Wikipedia

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    William F. Albright and C.S. Mann note that the author of Matthew spells Rahab's name as Rachab, a departure from the Septuagint spelling Matthew usually uses. The Rachab form also appears in the works of Josephus. They speculate that this indicates a change in pronunciation during this period. [1]

  5. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Biblical names in their native languages; English name Type of proper noun Start year (approximate) End year (approximate) Native language name Andrew of Bethsaida (Son of Jonah & Joanna) An apostle of Jesus Person AD 5: AD 65: Andrew Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss Andrew of Bethsaida Greek: Ανδρέας της ...

  6. Rabb - Wikipedia

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    Rabb (Arabic: رب, lit. 'lord') is an Arabic word to refer to God as Lord [1] The term is used by Arabs and Punjabis. [2] [3]In the Quran, God refers to himself as "Rabb" in several places.

  7. Rahab (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Rahab is a prominent character in the Book of Joshua. It is a girl's name but now rare. Rahab may also refer to: Rahab (term), a Hebrew term meaning: A Hebrew term meaning spacious place or rage, fierceness, insolence, pride. A mythical sea monster mentioned in the Book of Psalms and elsewhere. A poetic term for Egypt.

  8. Labbu - Wikipedia

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    Rahab is one of the various names for the primordial "chaos dragons" mentioned in the Bible (cf. Leviathan, Tiamat/Tehom, and Tannin). As Cuneiform is a complex syllabary , with some signs functioning as logograms , some signs representing multiple phonetic values , and some representing sumerograms , multiple readings are possible.

  9. List of biblical names starting with J - Wikipedia

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    This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with J in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.