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H172 אׇהֳלִיבָה (ʼOhŏlîybâh) o''-hol-ee-baw'
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine)
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Quick Definition

Oholibah

Biblical Persons & Places

Oholibah Woman living at the time of Exile and Return
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.23.4; only referred to as Oholibah (אׇהֳלִיבָה); a sister of Oholah.

Strong's Definition

Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah

Derivation: (similarly with H170 (אׇהֳלָה)) for אׇהֳלִיבָהּ ; from H168 (אֹהֶל); my tent (is) in her;

KJV Usage: Aholibah.

TWOT Reference: 32c

Outline of Biblical Usage

Aholibah = "woman of the tent" or "the tent is in her"
1) (metaph) Jerusalem as adulterous wife of Jehovah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.23.4; sister of: Oholah (H0170) § Aholibah = "woman of the tent" or "the tent is in her" (metaph) Jerusalem as adulterous wife of Jehovah

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָהֳלִיבָהּ / אָהֳלִיבָה ohŏlý̂ybâh / ohŏlý̂ybâhh BDB Definition: Aholibah = woman of the tent or the tent is in her 1) (metaphorically) Jerusalem as adulterous wife of Jehovah Part of Speech: noun proper feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: (similarly with H170) for Oholiybahh, from H168 Same Word by TWOT Number: 32c Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (5)

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