ho.diy.yah is used as the name of a person listed among Levites in Nehemiah.

The supplied occurrences use the proper noun as the name of a person among Levites: in one list connected with helping the people understand the law and in another connected with the call to bless the LORD.

1. Personal name in Levite lists · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and place the form within lists of Levites. In Nehemiah 8:7 the APB renders a list in which Hodiah is among those who helped the people understand the law; in Nehemiah 9:5 it renders Hodiah among Levites who said, “Rise, bless the LORD your God.”

   Nehemiah 8:7Nehemiah 9:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Hodiah” in both verses, within lists of Levites. The surrounding actions describe the verses rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.