הוֹדַוְיָה; H1960
thanksgivings, songs of praise
Plural form referring to songs or acts of thanksgiving in temple worship. Nehemiah lists this among the liturgical responsibilities of the Levites who led Israel's worship after the return from exile. The term emphasizes the grateful response of a restored community praising God for deliverance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations render this as 'thanksgivings' (English) or 'acciones de gracias' (Spanish), capturing the formal liturgical sense. French and German leave it untranslated, perhaps recognizing its technical usage. Nehemiah 12:8 identifies this as part of the Levites' musical ministry, specifically connected to leading congregational praise. 1×
AR["التَّسبيحاتِ"]·ben["-ধন্যবাদের"]·DE["[הידות]"]·EN["the-thanksgivings"]·FR["[הידות]"]·heb["הידות"]·HI["धन्यवाद-गीतों-पर"]·ID["ucapan-ucapan-syukur"]·IT["[הידות]"]·jav["pamuji-punika"]·KO["감사의-노래들을"]·PT["os-louvores"]·RU["благодарениями"]·ES["las-acciones-de-gracias"]·SW["sifa"]·TR["şükürlerde"]·urd["شکرگزاری"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
הוֹדַוְיָה; n.pr.m. 1. 1 Ch 5:24. 2. 1 Ch 9:7. 3. Ezr 2:10 (replace by יְהוּדָה, 3:9). הוֹדַוְיָהוּ Q., הודיוהו K n.pr.m. 1 Ch 3:24.