ho.dav.yah is used as a personal name in genealogical and household listings.

The attested forms identify a person in genealogical lines, a list of household heads, and a group designation described as descendants of that person.

1. Personal name in ancestral and household records · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 3:24 the APB renders the form among the sons of Elioenai; in 1 Chronicles 5:24 it appears in a list of heads of fathers' households. In 1 Chronicles 9:7 the APB renders a descent line through this named person, while Ezra 2:40 identifies a group as the sons of that person.

   1 Chronicles 3:241 Chronicles 5:241 Chronicles 9:7Ezra 2:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Hodaviah” in lists and a genealogy, while Ezra 2:40 uses the group expression “the sons of Hodaviah.” These renderings describe the verses' presentations rather than a separate lexical distinction.