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Strong's H173 אׇהֳלִיבָמָה (oholibamah)

Oholibamah means “Aholibamah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G173 — akantha (“thorn”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H173
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 2

Strong's H173 Quick Answer

Strong's H173 אָהֳלִיבָּמָה (Oholiybamah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Oholiybamah (o'-hol-ee-baw-maw') n/p. 1. tent of (the) height 2. Oholibamah, a wife of Esau It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include aholibamah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Oholiybamah (o'-hol-ee-baw-maw') n/p. 1. tent of (the) height 2. Oholibamah, a wife of Esau
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
aholibamah

Meaning and Definition

Oholiybamah (o'-hol-ee-baw-maw') n/p. 1. tent of (the) height 2. Oholibamah, a wife of Esau [from H168 and H1116] KJV: Aholibamah. Root(s): H168, H1116

Original Word
אָהֳלִיבָּמָה
Transliteration
Oholiybamah
Derivation
Root: אהל First root strongs: 168 Second root strongs: 1116
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H173. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Oholibamah

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; her mother was Anah (H6034); married to Esau (H6215); mother of: Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141) § Aholibamah = "tent of the high place" 1) wife of Esau 2) an Edomite chieftain

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How Strong's H173 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Oholiybamah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Aholibamah 1 Chronicles 1:52

How Strong's H173 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H173 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H173 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 36:2 KJV

Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

Genesis 36:5 KJV

And Aholibamah 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 KJV

And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H173.

Genesis 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Genesis 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Aholibamah 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 Old Testament, KJV
And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Genesis 36:18 Old Testament, KJV
And these are the sons of Aholibamah 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 36:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
Genesis 36:41 Old Testament, KJV
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H173, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H173 FAQ

What does oholibamah (אׇהֳלִיבָמָה) mean?

Oholibamah (Strong's H173) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Aholibamah". Oholiybamah (o'-hol-ee-baw-maw') n/p. 1. tent of (the) height 2. Oholibamah, a wife of Esau

How many times is oholibamah (אׇהֳלִיבָמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H173 across 2 books.

Where can I study oholibamah (אׇהֳלִיבָמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H173 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate oholibamah (אׇהֳלִיבָמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as aholibamah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.