אֹ֖הֶל

𐤀𐤄𐤋

ohel

in tents

from אָהַל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

H168

Genesis 4:20 · Word #9

Lexicon H168

Lemmaאֹהֶל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤄𐤋
Transliterationʼôhel
Strong'sH168
In-contextin tents

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H168-42

tent-dwelling

Rootאהל (ʾ-h-l)
Core Meaningsto tent, to dwell in a tent, temporary habitation, encampment
Semantic Rangetent, portable shelter, dwelling-place, household residence, sacred tent (tabernacle), nomadic habitation
Conceptual SignificanceThe אֹהֶל represents the foundational dwelling of the patriarchs and nomadic Israel, symbolizing pilgrimage, impermanence, and dependence on יהוה. It also becomes central in the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד (Tent of Meeting), the sacred dwelling where the Divine Presence meets Israel.
Morphological NotesHebrew noun, common masculine singular (absolute and construct forms attested). No pronominal suffix in the cited forms.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֹהֶל is a masculine singular form (absolute or construct) meaning a tent. Rendering it as "tent-dwelling" preserves the concrete sense of a portable habitation inherent in the root אהל (to dwell in a tent), while maintaining the masculine singular form reflected in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אהל (to tent, to dwell in a tent, temporary habitation, encampment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H170-01 aholah Her Tent
H168-01 aholekha your tent-dwelling
H168-02 aholekhe your tent-dwelling
H168-03 aholey tents of
H168-04 aholeyhem their tent-dwellings
H168-05 aholeykhem your dwelling-tents
H168-06 aholi my dwelling-tent
H172-01 aholivah My-Tent-Is-In-Her (feminine singular proper name)
H168-07 aholo his tent-dwelling
H168-08 aholoh his dwelling-tent
H168-09 baohalim in the tents
H168-10 baohel in the tent-dwelling
H168-11 beaholekha in your tent-dwelling
H168-12 beaholey in the tent-dwellings of
H168-13 beaholeyhem in their dwelling-tents
H168-14 beaholo in his tent-dwelling
H168-15 beohaleykha in your tent-dwellings
H168-16 beohel in the tent
H168-17 haaholi my dwelling-tent
H168-18 haohel the dwelling-tent
H168-19 haohelah toward the tent
H168-20 hlh his tent-dwelling
H168-21 kaohel like a tent-dwelling
H168-22 keaholey like the tents of
H168-23 keohel like a tent of
H168-24 laohel to the tent-dwelling
H168-25 leaholeyhem to their tents
H168-26 leaholeykhem to your tents (m.pl.)
H168-27 leaholi to my tent-dwelling
H168-28 leaholo to his dwelling-tent
H168-29 leohalayv to his tents
H168-30 leohalekha to your tent-dwelling
H168-31 leohaleykha to your tent-dwellings
H168-32 leohel to a tent
H168-33 lhlv to his tent-dwelling
H168-34 meaholekha from your tent-dwelling
H168-35 meaholey from the tents of
H168-36 meaholeyhem from their dwelling-tents
H168-37 meaholo from his tent-dwelling
H168-38 meohel from a tent-dwelling
H168-39 ohalay my tent-dwellings
H168-40 ohaleykha your tent-dwellings
H168-41 ohalim dwelling-tents
H168-43 uveohel and in a tent-dwelling
H168-44 vaohalim in tents
H168-45 vaohel in the tent-dwelling
H167-01 vayeehal and he tented
H168-46 veahalekha in your tent-dwelling
H168-47 veaholeyhem their tent-dwellings
H168-48 veaholeykhem in your (m.pl.) tent-dwellings
H168-49 veaholo in his tent-dwelling
H168-50 vehaohel and the tent
H168-51 veohalim and tents
H168-52 veohel and tent of

Word Usage (348 occurrences of H168)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:20 אֹ֖הֶל ohel in tents
Genesis 9:21 אָהֳלֹֽ/ה aholoh his tent
Genesis 9:27 בְּ/אָֽהֳלֵי beaholey in the tents of
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