King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Harlot
CategoryArchaic Word / Moral Term
Modern Equivalenta prostitute; a promiscuous woman; metaphorically, spiritual unfaithfulness.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA woman who sells sexual favors; a prostitute. Extensively used in the OT as a metaphor for Israel's spiritual unfaithfulness to God — pursuing other gods as a wife commits adultery. Rahab the harlot and the great harlot of Revelation are prominent biblical figures.
Key Verses"By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace." (Hebrews 11:31)