International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hodaviah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hodaviah


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hod-a-vı̄´a (הודויה, hōdhawyāh, or הודויהוּ, hōdhawyāhū; the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus, Ὡδουία, Hōdouı́a):

(1) One of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan ().

(2) A Benjamite, the son of Hassenuah ().

(3) A Levite, who seems to have been the head of an important family in that tribe (). In the name is Hodevah (הודוה, hōdhewāh; Ḳerē הודיה, hōdheyāh). Compare .

(4) A son of Elioenai, and a descendant of David (; הודיוהוּ, hōdhaywāhū; Ḳerē הודויהוּ, hōdhawyāhū, the King James Version “Hodaiah”).