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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts הוֹדִיָה(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "majesty of Yahweh" in Hebrew, from הוֹד (hoḏ) meaning "majesty, splendour" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is (probably) the name of a wife of Ezra in the Old Testament. It is also borne by a few male biblical characters.