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Strong's H1938 הוֹדַוְיָה (hodavyah)

Hodavyah means “Hodaviah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1938 — epithymetes (“craver”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H1938
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 3
Books 2

Strong's H1938 Quick Answer

Strong's H1938 הוֹדַויָה (Howdavyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Howdavyah (ho-dav-yaw') n/p. 1. majesty of Jah 2. Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include hodaviah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Howdavyah (ho-dav-yaw') n/p. 1. majesty of Jah 2. Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites
Usage
3 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hodaviah

Meaning and Definition

Howdavyah (ho-dav-yaw') n/p. 1. majesty of Jah 2. Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites [from H1935 and H3050] KJV: Hodaviah. Root(s): H1935, H3050

Original Word
הוֹדַויָה
Transliteration
Howdavyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 1935 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1938. 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)

Hodaviah

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H1938 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Howdavyah, 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.

Hodaviah 1 Chronicles 5:24 3×

How Strong's H1938 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 3 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1938 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 H1938 in the Old Testament

3 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 5:24 KJV

And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 9:7 KJV

And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

Ezra 2:40 KJV

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

Usage Excerpts

First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1938.

1 Chronicles 5:24 Old Testament, KJV
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
Ezra 2:40 Old Testament, KJV
The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1938, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5:24 1 Chronicles 9:7
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 2:40

Strong's H1938 FAQ

What does hodavyah (הוֹדַוְיָה) mean?

Hodavyah (Strong's H1938) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hodaviah". Howdavyah (ho-dav-yaw') n/p. 1. majesty of Jah 2. Hodavjah, the name of three Israelites

How many times is hodavyah (הוֹדַוְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H1938 across 2 books.

Where can I study hodavyah (הוֹדַוְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1938 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate hodavyah (הוֹדַוְיָה)?

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