Lexicon
אׇהֳלִיבָמָה
o.ho.li.va.mah
H0173
N:N-F-P Hebrew

Oholibamah

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Hebrew
Language

o.ho.li.va.mah identifies a woman named as Esau's wife, Anah's daughter, and mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

The attested form functions as a proper personal name in genealogical and chief lists: the woman is identified as Anah's daughter and Esau's wife, bears Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau, and is also named among chiefs.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in family and chief records · dominant

    All occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 36:2 the APB renders her among Esau's wives as "Oholibamah daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon"; Genesis 36:5 names her as bearing Jeush, Jalam, and Korah, while Genesis 36:14 and Genesis 36:18 identify her as Esau's wife and Anah's daughter. In Genesis 36:41 and 1 Chronicles 1:52 the APB renders "chief Oholibamah" in lists of chiefs.

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the name directly as "Oholibamah" throughout the supplied verses. It places the name in family identifications, birth notices, and the expression "chief Oholibamah"; the paraphrase is not word-aligned.

Across Scripture