Strong’s H1940 · Hebrew
הוֹדִיָּה
Hôwdîyâh
ho-dee-yaw'
Definition
a Jewess
Etymology
a form for the feminine of H3064 (יְהוּדִי);
Where the KJV renders it
- Hodiah
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What the first audience heard
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