הוֹדְיָה

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