BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H170
o.ho.lah — Oholah
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.23.4; sister of: Oholibah (H0172) § Aholah = "her own tent" Samaria as an adulteress with Assyria (metaph)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →She has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (23:4, 5, 36, 44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of Israel. This kingdom is described as a lewdwoman, an adulteress, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Because of her crimes, she was carried away captive, and ceased to be a kingdom. (Comp. Ps. 78:67-69; 1 Kings 12:25-33; 2 Chr. 11:13-16.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
