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Hodaviah
Hodiah, Hodijah, same as Hodaiah
הוֹדַוְיָה ho.dav.yah
Hodaviah (Hebrew: הוֹדַוְיָה, ho.dav.yah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. Five men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a Levite. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Akkub in 1 Chronicles 3.
Which Hodaviah?
Five men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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descendant of Benjamin
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At a glance
- Verses
- 7 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 5 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
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 3:24 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 7:43 |
| Cross-references | 26 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jeshua co-occurrence Appears with Jeshua in Ezra 2.
- Kadmiel co-occurrence Appears with Kadmiel in Ezra 2.
- Pelaiah co-occurrence Appears with Pelaiah in 1 Chronicles 3.
- Ishi co-occurrence Appears with Ishi in 1 Chronicles 5.
- Bezer co-occurrence Appears with Bezer in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Jahdiel co-occurrence Appears with Jahdiel in 1 Chronicles 5.
- Epher co-occurrence Appears with Epher in 1 Chronicles 5.
- Johanan co-occurrence Appears with Johanan in 1 Chronicles 3.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24;
son of: Elioenai (H0454B);
brother of: Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054)
Also named: ho.day.va.hu (הוֹדַיְוָהוּ "Hodaiah" H1939)
§ Hodaviah = "praise ye Jehovah"
1) a man of Manasseh, one of the heads of the half tribe on the east of Jordan
2) a man of Benjamin, son of Has-senuah
3) a Levite, who seems to have given his name to an important family in the tribe
Hodaviah (also known as Hodaiah) was one of the descendants of King David through the line of Jeconiah.
The biblical story
Hodaviah, also known as Hodaiah, is mentioned in 1Ch.3.24 as one of the descendants of King David through the line of Jeconiah (also known as Jehoiachin). Jeconiah was one of the last kings of Judah before the Babylonian exile, and his descendants are listed in the genealogy found in 1 Chronicles 3.
In the genealogy, Hodaviah is listed twice as one of the seven sons of Elioenai, who was a descendant of Jeconiah through Shealtiel and Zerubbabel. The repetition of his name in the genealogy may suggest that he was an important figure in the family line or that there were two individuals with the same name.
The name Hodaviah means "praise Yahweh" or "Yahweh is my praise," while Hodaiah is a variant of the same name.
Apart from being mentioned in this genealogy, no other information is provided about Hodaviah or Hodaiah in the Bible. However, his inclusion in the lineage of David suggests that he was part of an important family line that continued after the Babylonian exile and may have played a role in the restoration of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple.
Key verses
Hodaviah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
1 Chronicles 3:24
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 3:24