Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(praise ye). (1) A Manassite (1 Chron. 5:24). (2) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:7). (3) A Levite (Ezra 2:40).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. A chief of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan (1 Chron. 5:24).
2. Son of Hasenuah, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:7).
3. Ancestor of some Levites who returned from exile (Ezra 2:40). Called HODEVAH in Nehemiah 7:43.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Howdavyah
Meaning:
from 1935 and 3050; majesty of Jah; Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites
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}