אׇהֳלִיבָמָה
ʼOhŏlîybâmâh · o''-hol-ee-baw-maw'
Oholibamah, a wife of Esau
Lexicon
Derivation: from H168 (אֹהֶל) and H1116 (בָּמָה); tent of (the) height;
Oholibamah, a wife of Esau
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Aholibamah.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works › the house, what is within › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold
Strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works of the house, what is within of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אׇהֳלִיבָמָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and aholibamah3 · 38%
- of aholibamah2 · 25%
- aholibamah2 · 25%
- that came of aholibamah1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.