Given name
Rehob
“width”·“wide place”
Rehob is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “width.”
Original Hebrewרחב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Rehob means “width” or “wide place.”
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Where it comes from
Rehob is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb rahab (רחב), “to be wide or spacious.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Rehob appears in Numbers 13:21, Joshua 19:28, Joshua 21:31 and 6 other passages.
- Numbers 13:21
- Joshua 19:28
- Joshua 21:31
- 1 Chronicles 6:75
- Joshua 19:30
- Judges 1:31
- 2 Samuel 10:6
- 2 Samuel 10:8
- 2 Samuel 8:3
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Rehob’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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