Lexical Definition

‎הוֹדִיָּה‎ Hôwdîyâh (ho-dee-yaw') Hodiah ^N:N-F-P
a form for the feminine of ‎יְהוּדִי‎

Hodiah.

• § Hodiah = "majesty of Jehovah"
• a Jewess

1) one of the two wives of Ezra, a man of Judah

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.19 whose brother was Naham (נַחַם); married to Ishbah (יִשְׁבַּח)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הוֺדִיָּה‎ proper name, masculine (my splendour is Yah) —

1. a man of Judah 1Chr 4:19.

2. Levites
a. Neh 8:7; Neh 9:5; Neh 10:11*
b. Neh 10:14*.

3. a chief of the people Neh 10:19*.

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