Aholah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אׇהֳלָה

אׇהֳלָה

ʼOhŏlâh · pronounced o-hol-aw' · Strong's H170 · a woman

Aholah means her tent (i.e. idolatrous sanctuary).

Built from

אֹהֶל ʼôhel (a feminine of, H168) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

in form a feminine of H168, but in fact for אׇהֳלָהּ; from H168; her tent (i.e. idolatrous sanctuary); Oholah, a symbolic name for Samaria.

First appearance

Ezek 23:4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Aholah

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Ezekiel

Ezek 23:4Ezek 23:5Ezek 23:36Ezek 23:44

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