What Does “Harlot” Mean in the Bible?
A woman who sold her body: a prostitute. Rahab, from Jericho, had been one.
Where it appears in the Bible
Joshua 6:17; Joshua 6:25
What the Bible says
Joshua 6:17
And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab the harlot live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent.
Joshua 6:25
But Josue saved Rahab the harlot and her father’s house, and all she had, and they dwelt in the midst of Israel until this present day: because she hid the messengers whom he had sent to spy out Jericho. At that time, Josue made an imprecation, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “ramera”