Entry № 1843 · Hebrew origin

Oholibamah Oholibamah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ oh-hoh-lee-BAH-mah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Tent of the high place (Esau's Hivite wife)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

The meaning

A name that means "tent of the high place (esau's hivite wife)".

Oholibamah (אָהֳלִיבָמָה) means "tent of the high place" in Hebrew. In Genesis 36:2, Oholibamah was the Hivite daughter of Anah and one of Esau's wives — ancestress of three Edomite chieftains.

Rare but iconic in biblical scholarship.

Tent of the high place. Esau's Hivite wife.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

אָהֳלִיבָמָה

Transliteration: ʾOhŏlîḇāmāh
Pronunciation: / ˌoʊ.hoʊ.liˈbɑː.mə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Oholibamah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Oholibamah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Oholibamahs before her.

Real people

Oholibamah

Esau's wife.

In fiction

Oholibamah

Genesis 36:2.

Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Oholibamah.

Numerology

The number behind Oholibamah.

The Free Spirit

Oholibamah reduces to five — the number of Hivite wife.

Parents on Oholibamah

Why families chose this name.

"Esau's Hivite wife. Ten letters. Oholibamah."

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