Word Study · Strong's H173 · Hebrew
אׇהֳלִיבָמָה
Oholibamah
o''-hol-ee-baw-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼOhŏlîybâmâh
“Oholibamah, a wife of Esau”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Oholibamah, a wife of Esau
Rendered in the KJV as
Aholibamah.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙2
- אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה2
- אָהֳלִיבָמָ֧ה1
- אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה1
- וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙1
- וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖ה1
How it is rendered · 2
- Oholibamah6
- and Oholibamah2
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)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpf · 6
- HC/Npf · 2
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis7 occurrences
- Genesis 36:2אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ʾoholivamahproper noun (a name)Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,here: Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:5וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙veoholivamahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.here: and Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:14אָהֳלִיבָמָ֧הʾoholivamahproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.here: Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:18אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ʾoholivamahproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.here: Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:18אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛הʾoholivamahproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.here: Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:25וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖הveoholivamahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.here: and Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:41אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛הʾoholivamahproper noun (a name)Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,here: Oholibamah