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Strong's H1937 הוֹדְוָה (hodevah)

Howdvah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1937 — epithymeo (“covet”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1937
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H1937 Quick Answer

Strong's H1937 הוֹדְוָה (Howdvah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Howdvah (ho-dev-aw') n/p. 1. Hodevah (or Hodevjah), an Israelite [a form of H1938] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hodevah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Howdvah (ho-dev-aw') n/p. 1. Hodevah (or Hodevjah), an Israelite [a form of H1938]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hodevah

Meaning and Definition

Howdvah (ho-dev-aw') n/p. 1. Hodevah (or Hodevjah), an Israelite [a form of H1938] KJV: Hodevah. Root(s): H1938

Original Word
הוֹדְוָה
Transliteration
Howdvah
Derivation
First root strongs: 1938
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1937. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hodevah

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.40; also called Hodevah at Neh.7.43; Judah at Ezr.3.9; Another name of ho.dav.yah (הוֹדַוְיָה "Hodaviah" H1938J) § Hodevah = "praise of Jehovah" the head of a Levitical family returning from Exile in the time of Nehemiah

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How Strong's H1937 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Howdvah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hodevah Nehemiah 7:43

How Strong's H1937 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1937 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1937 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Nehemiah 7:43 KJV

The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1937.

Nehemiah 7:43 Old Testament, KJV
The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1937, grouped by book.

Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1937 FAQ

What does hodevah (הוֹדְוָה) mean?

Hodevah (Strong's H1937) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hodevah". Howdvah (ho-dev-aw') n/p. 1. Hodevah (or Hodevjah), an Israelite [a form of H1938]

How many times is hodevah (הוֹדְוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1937 across 1 book.

Where can I study hodevah (הוֹדְוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1937 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate hodevah (הוֹדְוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hodevah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.