Word Study · Strong's H172 · Hebrew
אׇהֳלִיבָה
Oholibah
o''-hol-ee-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼOhŏlîybâh
“Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah
Rendered in the KJV as
Aholibah.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה1
- אָהֳלִיבָ֗ה1
- אָהֳלִיבָ֑ה1
- אָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה1
- אָהֳלִיבָֽה׃1
- וְאָהֳלִיבָ֣ה1
How it is rendered · 3
- Oholibah4
- and [was] Oholibah1
- O Oholibah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpf · 5
- HC/Npf · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:4וְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הveoholivahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.here: and [was] Oholibah
- Ezekiel 23:4אָהֳלִיבָֽה׃ʾoholivahproper noun (a name)The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.here: Oholibah
- Ezekiel 23:11אָהֳלִיבָ֔הʾoholivahproper noun (a name)Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.here: Oholibah
- Ezekiel 23:22אָהֳלִיבָ֗הʾoholivahproper noun (a name)Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—here: O Oholibah
- Ezekiel 23:36אָהֳלִיבָ֑הʾoholivahproper noun (a name)Then the LORD said to me: “Son of man, will you pass judgment against Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominations.here: Oholibah
- Ezekiel 23:44אָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔הʾoholivahproper noun (a name)And they slept with her as with a prostitute; they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, those lewd women.here: Oholibah