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Hodijah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(splendor). Three Levites (Neh. 8:7; 10:13,18⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7)
¹³Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. (Nehemiah 10:13)
¹⁸Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, (Nehemiah 10:18)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1-2. Levites who returned from exile and sealed the covenant (Neh. 8:7⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7); Neh. 9:5⁵Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. (Nehemiah 9:5); Neh. 10:10,13¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)
¹³Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. (Nehemiah 10:13)).

3. A chief of the people who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:18¹⁸Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, (Nehemiah 10:18)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1941 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Howdiyah

Phonic:

ho-dee-yaw’

Meaning:

a form of 1938; Hodijah, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage:

Hodijah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my glory is Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Praise, or glory of God:―the name of three Israelites, Neh. 8:7. {Laus Domini}