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Hod meaning

Hod in Biblical Hebrew
הוד
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🔼The name Hod: Summary

Meaning
Majesty
Etymology
From the noun הוד (hod), majesty.
Related names
• Via הוד (hod): Abihud, Abiud, Ahihud, Ammihud, Baale-judah, Ehud, Eliud, Hodaviah, Hodiah, Ishhod, Jaddai, Jedaiah, Jeduthun, Jehudi, Jehudijah, Jew, Judah, Judas, Jude, Judea, Judith, Ohad, Theudas, Tidal, Vaniah, Yaudi

🔼The name Hod in the Bible

The name Hod occurs only once in the Bible. He is a son of Zophah, son of Helem of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).

🔼Etymology of the name Hod

The name Hod is identical to the noun הוד (hod), meaning splendor or majesty:

Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary
הוד  ידה

The related verbs ידה (yada), to praise, and הוד (hod), to be worthy of praise, conjugate into such similar forms that it's often not clear which verb in which tense is used. From the verb ידה (yada), to praise, derive the plural noun הידות (huyyedot), meaning songs of praise, and the noun תודה (toda), mostly meaning thanksgiving (via an offering but more commonly via song).

From the verb הוד (hod), meaning to be praise-worthy, comes the noun הוד (hod), meaning splendor, majesty, vigor, glory or honor.

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🔼Hod meaning

For a meaning of the name Hod, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Majesty. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Glory, Majesty. And BDB Theological Dictionary proposes Splendour, Vigour.