Every Name in Tanakh

רַהַב Rahab

Every verse in which this name stands — 3 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

Other nameGematria 207×3 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 30:7 and last at Job 26:12.

Isaiah 30:7ישעיהו ל:ז

וּמִצְרַיִם הֶבֶל וָרִיק יַעְזֹרוּ לָכֵן קָרָאתִי לָזֹאת רַהַב הֵם שָֽׁבֶת

For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I called her arrogancy that sitteth still.

Job 9:13איוב ט:יג

אֱלוֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ תחתו שָׁחֲחוּ עֹזְרֵי רָֽהַב

God will not withdraw His anger; The helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.

Job 26:12איוב כו:יב

בְּכֹחוֹ רָגַע הַיָּם ובתובנתו מָחַץ רָֽהַב

He stirreth up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Rahab?

Rahab — רהב in Hebrew — has a gematria of 207 in the standard method.

How many times is Rahab named in the Tanakh?

3 times, first at Isaiah 30:7.

A spelling is not a name. The written word רהב stands 6 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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