Hodaviah
Hodaviah (also known as Hodevah or Judah) was a Levite who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity and assisted in rebuilding the temple.
The name Hodaviah means “Hodiah, Hodijah, same as Hodaiah”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:40; referred to as Hodaviah (הוֹדַוְיָה), Hodevah (הוֹדְיָה), or Judah (יְהוּדָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- הוֹדְיָהHodevah
- הוֹדַוְיָהHodaviah
- יְהוּדָהJudahmeans “the praise of the Lord; confession”
Mentions
- Ezra 2:40הוֹדַוְיָה · HodaviahThe Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
- Ezra 3:9יְהוּדָה · JudahSo Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
- Nehemiah 7:43הוֹדְיָה · HodevahThe Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74.