| Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia OHOLAH o-ho'-la ('oholah; the King James Version Aholah): The exact meaning is a matter of dispute. As written, it seems to mean a tent-woman, or the woman living in a tent. With a mappik in the last consonant it could mean "her tent." The term is used symbolically by Ezekiel to designate Samaria or the kingdom of Israel (Ezekiel 23:4, 5, 36, 44).
See OHOLIBAH. | Multi-Version Concordance Oholah (4 Occurrences) Ezekiel 23:4 The names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV) Ezekiel 23:5 Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV) Ezekiel 23:36 Yahweh said moreover to me: Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare to them their abominations. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS NIV) Ezekiel 23:44 They went in to her, as they go in to a prostitute: so went they in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS NIV) |