Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:4

⁴The older was named Oholah,^a and her sister was named Oholibah.^b They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Footnotes

a 23:4 Oholah means her own tent or she worships at a tent shrine, a metaphor for Samaria as an adulteress with Assyria.
b 23:4 Oholibah means the tent is in her or she is a tent shrine, a metaphor for Jerusalem as an adulterous wife.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The older	הַגְּדוֹלָה֙	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
was named	וּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ן	ū·šə·mō·w·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H8034 name
Oholah	אָהֳלָ֤ה	’ā·ho·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H170 Oholah
and her sister	אֲחוֹתָ֔הּ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H269 sister
Oholibah	וְאָהֳלִיבָ֣ה	wə·’ā·ho·lî·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H172 Oholiba
They became	וַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָה	wat·tih·ye·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Mine	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and gave birth to	וַתֵּלַ֖דְנָה	wat·tê·laḏ·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָּנִ֣ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנ֑וֹת	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
their identities	וּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ן	ū·šə·mō·w·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H8034 name
Oholah	אָהֳלָ֔ה	’ā·ho·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H170 Oholah
Samaria	שֹׁמְר֣וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
and Oholibah	אָהֳלִיבָֽה׃	’ā·ho·lî·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H172 Oholiba
is Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	wî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.