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Conj-w | N-proper-ms  |  3× in 1 sense
Hodaviah (personal name); possibly 'songs of praise'
A proper name borne by several individuals in postexilic lists (1 Chr 5:24; 9:7; Ezra 2:40). The etymology is debated: BDB mentions a possible abstract noun meaning 'songs of praise' or an infinitive 'praising,' though the personal-name function predominates. Translations preserve the name with slight orthographic variation (Spanish Hodavías, y-Hodavya). The name appears in genealogical and census contexts, identifying heads of families or Levitical groups.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Used as a personal name in three genealogical or census lists (1 Chr 5:24; 9:7; Ezra 2:40). The multilingual glosses treat it as a proper noun, preserving transliteration rather than attempting semantic translation. Any etymological connection to praise remains background information, not activated in these contexts. 3×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Personal Names
AR["هُودَاوَيَا", "هُودَوْيَا", "وَ-هودَوْيا"]·ben["ও-হোদবীয়", "হোদবীয়ার", "হোদাবিয়ের"]·DE["[הודויה]", "[והודויה]"]·EN["Hodavyah", "and-Hodavyah"]·FR["[הודויה]", "[והודויה]"]·heb["הודויה", "ו-הודויה"]·HI["और-होदव्याह", "होदव्याह", "होदव्याह-के"]·ID["Hodawya", "dan-Hodawya"]·IT["[הודויה]", "[והודויה]"]·jav["Hodawya", "lan-Hodawya"]·KO["그-와-호다위야", "호다비야", "호다위야"]·PT["Hodavyah", "e-Hodavyah"]·RU["Ходавьи", "и-Годавья"]·ES["Hodavías", "y-Hodavya"]·SW["Hodavia", "na-Hodavia"]·TR["Hodavya'nın", "Hodavyanin", "ve-Hodavya"]·urd["اور-ہودویاہ", "ہوداویاہ-کے", "ہودویاہ-کا"]
1 Chr 5:24, 1 Chr 9:7, Ezra 2:40
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† הֻיְּדוֹת n.f.pl. songs of praise;—Ne 12:8; so Thes but dub.; Ew§ 165 b abstr. הֻיְּדוּת (many MSS.) praising; Ol§ 220 reads inf. הוֹדוֹת.