And the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
shall be accursed
cherem (khay'-rem)
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination
even it and all that are therein to the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
only Rahab
Rachab (raw-khawb')
proud; Rachab, a Canaanitess -- Rahab.
the harlot
zanah (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
shall live
chayah (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
she and all that are with her in the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
because she hid
chaba' (khaw-baw')
to secrete -- held, hide (self), do secretly.
the messengers
mal'ak (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
that we sent
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
