ʼOhŏlîybâmâh — H173

Definition

noun

Oholibamah, a wife of Esau

1. Aholibamah = "tent of the high place"
2. wife of Esau
3. an Edomite chieftain

Usually translated as

Aholibamah

Origin

from H168 and H1116; tent of (the) height

• Derived from ʼôhel (H168)
• Derived from Bâmâh (H1116)

Occurrences

ʼOhŏlîybâmâh occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 36:2 — Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah (אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙) the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
• Genesis 36:5 — And Aholibamah (וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙) bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
• Genesis 36:14 — And these were the sons of Aholibamah (אָהֳלִיבָמָ֧ה), the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
• Genesis 36:18 — And these are the sons of Aholibamah (אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙) Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
• Genesis 36:18 — And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah (אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה) the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
• Genesis 36:25 — And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah (וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖ה) the daughter of Anah.
• Genesis 36:41 — Duke Aholibamah (אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה), duke Elah, duke Pinon,
• 1 Chronicles 1:52 — Duke Aholibamah (אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה), duke Elah, duke Pinon,