Olam Haba

English

Alternative forms

• Olam HaBa, Olom Haba

Etymology

From Hebrew העולם הבא.

Proper noun

Olam Haba

2. (Judaism) The 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

   Synonym: world to come

   • 1997 January 11, li...@interport.net, “Lesbianism in Halakha”, in soc.culture.jewish‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Maybe the idea is that such a person will have it "made up" to them in Olam HaBa.