Rahab, Rahav in Hebrew = Egypt: while Rahab of Jericho, Rahav in Hebrew, equals the heroine of Jericho who protected the spies. Rahab in English bibles also refers to Egypt and means haughty, arrogant. Rahab referring to the heroine of Jericho means to broaden, expand. The English language shows the Hebrew letter Het by underlining the H. H is a slight guttural and the difference in the Hebrew Language between the two names is significant. The Rahab referring to Egypt uses the Hebrew letter He, pronounced like the English letter H. The difference between the two is night and day, so learn to recognize the difference, whether the Scripture is referring to the country of Egypt or to the Heroine.
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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.
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