First names in Hebrew

First name Rahab: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רחב

Gematria value: 210

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rahab is written רחב

Rahab is the English form of Rachav, רחב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Rahab mean?

Meaning: "wide, spacious"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. Rachav means “wide, spacious”, from the root of space and openness, as in the verse “He brought me out into a wide place” (Psalms 18:20). It is the name of a woman of Jericho, one of the most surprising figures of the Book of Joshua.

Gematria

Rahab = 210

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רחב has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• חthe letter Chet8
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total210

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Bet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Rahab, from ר to ב:

רְצוֹן מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָב׃

“Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love one who speaks what is upright.”

Proverbs 16:13

The book of your first name

Rahab, in nine pages

• Rahab, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Rahab
• Rahab, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Rahab in three answers

How do you write Rahab in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rahab is written רחב. Rahab is the English form of Rachav, רחב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Rahab?
Written רחב, Rahab is worth 210: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Rahab mean?
Wide, spacious (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. Rachav means “wide, spacious”, from the root of space and openness, as in the verse “He brought me out into a wide place” (Psalms 18:20). It is the name of a woman of Jericho, one of the most surprising figures of the Book of Joshua.