Ῥαχάβ
Rhachab
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Rahab
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Rhachab is used as a woman's name in a genealogy, marking her as the mother of Boes.
The attested use presents Rhachab as a woman named in a genealogical statement, with the genitive form identifying her as the mother of Boes in Matthew 1:5.
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Woman named as Boes's mother · dominant
In Matthew 1:5, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause naming Salmon as begetting Boes from Rhachab; the APB renders, "Salmon then begot Boes out from Rahab."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 1:5, the APB presents the name as "Rahab" in the genealogical clause "Salmon then begot Boes out from Rahab." The verse is read as a whole.