Meanings
alternative Olam HaBa · alternative Olom Haba
- JudaismThe Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
Maybe the idea is that such a person will have it "made up" to them in Olam HaBa.
1997 January 11, li...@interport.net, “Lesbianism in Halakha”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)Synonyms: world to come
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Jewish afterlife or mythic future, usually thought to occur after the coming of the Messiah, in which the righteous are rewarded for their good deeds and the wicked punished for their evil deeds
Origin
- Hebrewהעולם הבא“the world to come”
- EnglishOlam Haba
From Hebrew העולם הבא (“the world to come”).
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Olam Haba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Olam%20Haba
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