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Hod
praise; confession
הוֹד hod
Hod (Hebrew: הוֹד, hod) means “praise; confession”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 7:37. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Beera in 1 Chronicles 7.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hod
descendant of Asher
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 7:37 |
Names connected to this one
- Bezer co-occurrence Appears with Bezer in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shilshah co-occurrence Appears with Shilshah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Hodaviah co-occurrence Appears with Hodaviah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Beera co-occurrence Appears with Beera in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shamma co-occurrence Appears with Shamma in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Ithran co-occurrence Appears with Ithran in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37;
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878)
§ Hod = "splendour"
one of the sons of Zophah, among the descendants of Asher
Hod was a descendant of Asher, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher.
The biblical story
Hod is mentioned in 1Ch.7.37 as one of the descendants of Asher, the eighth son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher, which is one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
In the genealogy, Hod is identified as the son of Shamma, who was the son of Zophah, who was the son of Helem, who was the son of Beriah, who was the son of Asher.
No other information is provided about Hod in the Bible, apart from his mention in this genealogy. The purpose of the genealogies in Chronicles was to establish the lineage and inheritance rights of the tribes and families of Israel, particularly in relation to their roles in religious and political leadership.
As a descendant of Asher, Hod would have been part of the tribe that settled in the coastal region of Canaan, north of Mount Carmel, after the Israelites conquered the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua.
Key verses
Hod appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
1 Chronicles 7:37
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:37