Strong H1938H1938Jהוֹדַוְיָה
Hodaviah
One of the 4 senses of Strong H1938
- Transliteration
- hôdavyâh
- Pronunciation
- ho-dav-yaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.40; also called Hodevah at Neh.7.43; Judah at Ezr.3.9;
Meaning of the name
Hodaviah = "praise ye Jehovah"
General definition
In the biblical story
Hodaviah
A Levite who returned from exile.
Hodaviah (also known as Hodevah or Judah) was a Levite who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity and assisted in rebuilding the temple.
In the Bible
Strong H1938J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hodaviah1
First verses
- Ezra 2:40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.