Lexical Definition

‎אׇהֳלִיבָה‎ ʼOhŏlîybâh (o''-hol-ee-baw') Oholibah ^N:N-F-P
(similarly with ‎אׇהֳלָה‎) for אׇהֳלִיבָהּ ʼOhŏlîybâhh (o''-hol-e-baw') ; from ‎אֹהֶל‎; my tent (is) in her

Aholibah.

• § Aholibah = "woman of the tent" or "the tent is in her"
• Oholibah, a symbolic name for Judah

1) (metaph) Jerusalem as adulterous wife of Jehovah

Extended Information

• A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.23.4
• sister of: Oholah (אׇהֳלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָהֳלִיבָה‎ proper name, feminine Oholiba (= ‎אָהֳלִֹיבָהּ‎ tent in her = (in meaning) ‎אָהֳלָה‎ compare Sm) of Jerusalem as adulterous wife of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Ezek 23:4 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:11; Ezek 23:22; Ezek 23:36; Ezek 23:44.

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Female • Sister of Oholah • Symbolic name for Jerusalem

Woman living at the time of Exile and Return

Oholibah was a symbolic name given to Jerusalem, representing the southern kingdom of Judah in Ezekiel's prophecy.

• 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 אׇהֳלָה.

Oholibah is a symbolic name used by the prophet Ezekiel to represent Jerusalem, the capital of the southern kingdom of Judah (Ezekiel 23:4). In Ezekiel's allegorical prophecy, Oholibah and her sister Oholah (representing Samaria) are portrayed as promiscuous women who engaged in idolatry and sought alliances with foreign nations (Ezekiel 23:11-44). The name Oholibah likely means "my tent is in her," possibly referring to the presence of the temple and God's dwelling place in Jerusalem. Through this allegory, Ezekiel condemns the unfaithfulness of Judah, highlighting their spiritual adultery and the consequences they would face as a result of their actions, including judgment and destruction by the hands of their former lovers (Ezekiel 23:22-35).

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