רהב

Hebrew

Root
ר־ה־ב‎ (r-h-b)

רַהַב • (ráhav) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

(mythology) Rahab, a sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Tannin and Leviathan
- Isaiah 51:9
  ‏עוּרִי עוּרִי לִבְשִׁי עֹז זְרוֹעַ ה', עוּרִי כִּימֵי קֶדֶם דֹּרוֹת עוֹלָמִים. הֲלוֹא אַתְּ הִיא הַמַּחְצֶבֶת רַהַב, מְחוֹלֶלֶת תַּנִּין‎
  'urí 'urí livshí oz zróa' YHVH, 'úri kíymei qédem dorót 'olamím. Haló at hi hameḥatzévet ráhav, meḥolélet tanín
  Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
(astronomy) Neptune (planet).

"רהב" is a native Hebrew name introduced by the Academy of the Hebrew Language in 2009[1]. The borrowed name נפטון‎ (néptun) is still more commonly used.

רַהַב • (ráhav) m (plural indefinite רְהָבִים‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]