H0171 H0171
Oholiab — the chief artisan who assisted Bezalel in constructing the tabernacle
Oholiav was a Danite craftsman whom God appointed as the principal assistant to Bezalel in building the wilderness tabernacle (Exod 31:6). His name means 'the father's tent,' a fitting designation for one entrusted with constructing God's dwelling place among Israel. All five occurrences appear in Exodus (31:6; 35:34; 36:1-2; 38:23), consistently in the context of tabernacle construction. He is described as skilled in engraving, designing, and embroidering — complementing Bezalel's metalwork and woodcraft. The multilingual glosses show uniform transliteration: English 'Oholiab,' Spanish 'Oholiab,' with conjunctive variants ('and-Oholiab') in several languages.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Oholiav, designating the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, appointed by God as chief assistant to Bezalel in constructing the tabernacle and its furnishings (Exod 31:6). Skilled in engraving, embroidery, and textile design (Exod 38:23), he represents the divinely gifted artisan tradition alongside Bezalel. His name — 'father's tent' — resonates with his role as builder of God's tent-dwelling. All five occurrences are confined to the tabernacle construction narratives of Exodus 31-38. 5×
AR["أَهليأَبَ", "أَهوليأابَ", "أُهُولِيآبُ", "وَ-أَهليأَبُ"]·ben["অহলীয়াব", "অহলীয়াবকে", "এবং-অহলীয়াব"]·DE["Oholiab", "und-Oholiab"]·EN["Oholiab", "and-Oholiab"]·FR["Oholiab", "et-Oholiab"]·heb["אהליאב", "ו-אהליאב"]·HI["ओहोलीयाब", "और-ओहोलीयाब", "और-ओहोलीयाब-ने"]·ID["Oholiab", "dan-Oholiab"]·IT["Oholiab", "e-Oholiab"]·jav["Oholiab", "lan-Oholiab"]·KO["그리고-오홀리압", "그리고-오홀리압과", "오홀리압", "오홀리압과", "오홀리압을"]·PT["'Oholiav", "e-'Oholiav"]·RU["Аголиава", "Оголиав", "Оголиава", "и-Оголиав"]·ES["Oholiab", "y-Oholiab"]·SW["Oholiabu", "na-Oholiabu"]·TR["Oholiab", "Oholiab'ı", "ve-Oholiab"]·urd["اور-اہلیاب", "اہلیاب"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אָהֳלִיאָב n.pr.m. Ohŏliab (Father’s tent, cf. Ph. אהלבעל, אהלמלך; Sab. אהלעתֿתר, אהלאל) chief assistant of Bezalel in construction of tabernacle, etc. Ex 31:6; 35:34; 36:1, 2; 38:23.