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Hodevah

הוֹדְוָה

“Contraction of Hodaviah: praise of Jehovah”

Summary

A Levite whose descendants returned from Babylon; another form of the name Hodaviah.

☩Identity

Hodevah appears in Nehemiah 7:43 among the Levites who returned from Babylon. The name is a contracted form of Hodaviah (Ezra 2:40), meaning 'praise of Jehovah.' The seventy-four Levites descended from him helped restore temple services in Jerusalem.

Related Verses1 mention

Nehemiah· 1 verse

7:43

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hodevah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).