What does רָהָב (rāhāb) mean in the Bible?
רָהָב (rāhāb) is a Hebrew word meaning "insolent".
Hebrew · H7295
רָהָב
Insolent
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רָהָב H7295
Pronunciation rāhāb
What does רָהָב (rāhāb) mean in the Bible?
רָהָב (rāhāb) is a Hebrew word meaning "insolent".
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How does the BSB render H7295?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the proud (1).
Where does רָהָב (rāhāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 40:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the proud 1× Psalms 40:4
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First aligned row Psalms 40:4
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Psalms 1
Source forms
רְ֝הָבִ֗ים 1x rə·hā·ḇîm Psalms 40:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 40:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. insolent
Source Gloss
insolent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
insolent BDB: proud Usage: proud.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רָהָב is built from this root:
רָהַב H7292
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain