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Hodaviah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(praise ye). (1) A Manassite (1 Chron. 5:24²⁴And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. (1 Chronicles 5:24)). (2) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:7⁷And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, (1 Chronicles 9:7)). (3) A Levite (Ezra 2:40⁴⁰The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. (Ezra 2:40)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A chief of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan (1 Chron. 5:24²⁴And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. (1 Chronicles 5:24)).

2. Son of Hasenuah, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:7⁷And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, (1 Chronicles 9:7)).

3. Ancestor of some Levites who returned from exile (Ezra 2:40⁴⁰The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. (Ezra 2:40)). Called HODEVAH in Nehemiah 7:43⁴³The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. (Nehemiah 7:43).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1938 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Howdavyah

Phonic:

ho-dav-yaw’

Meaning:

from 1935 and 3050; majesty of Jah; Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage:

Hodaviah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

his glory is Jehovah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The glory of the Lord; praise ye Jehovah:―name of three Israelites [HODEVAH], 1 Chron. 5:24. {Gloria Domini}