First names in Hebrew

First name Oholiab: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אהליאב

Gematria value: 49

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Oholiab is written אהליאב

Oholiab is the English form of Oholiav, אהליאב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Oholiab mean?

Meaning: "the father's tent"
Origin: Hebrew

Oholiab, Oholiav in Hebrew, is a name from the Torah. It is made of ohel, “tent”, and av, “father”: “the father's tent”. It is the name of Bezalel's companion in building the Tabernacle, of the tribe of Dan (Exodus 31:6).

Gematria

Oholiab = 49

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אהליאב has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• הthe letter He5
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total49

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Bet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Oholiab, from א to ב:

אַשְׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

“Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, who does not linger on the path of sinners, and who does not sit among the scoffers.”

Psalms 1:1

The book of your first name

Oholiab, in nine pages

• Oholiab, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Oholiab
• Oholiab, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Oholiab in three answers

How do you write Oholiab in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Oholiab is written אהליאב. Oholiab is the English form of Oholiav, אהליאב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Oholiab?
Written אהליאב, Oholiab is worth 49: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter He (5) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Oholiab mean?
The father's tent (origin: Hebrew). Oholiab, Oholiav in Hebrew, is a name from the Torah. It is made of ohel, “tent”, and av, “father”: “the father's tent”. It is the name of Bezalel's companion in building the Tabernacle, of the tribe of Dan (Exodus 31:6).