Lexical Summary hod: Splendor, majesty, glory, honor Original Word: הוֹד Strong's Exhaustive Concordance beauty, comeliness, glorious, glory, goodly, honor, majestyFrom an unused root; grandeur (i.e. An imposing form and appearance) -- beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition splendor, majesty, vigor NASB Translation authority (2), beauty (1), glory (1), honor (3), majestic (2), majesty (4), natural color (1), splendid (1), splendor (8), vigor (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. הוֺד noun masculineJob 37:22 splendour, majesty, vigour (chiefly in poetry) (Late Hebrew id.) — ׳ה absolute Job 37:22 8t. (׳הַה 1 Chronicles 29:11); construct Isaiah 30:30 3t.; suffix הוֺדִי Daniel 10:8; הוֺדְךָ Numbers 27:20 2t.; הוֺדֶ֑ךָ Proverbs 5:9; Psalm 145:4; הוֺדוֺ Hosea 14:7 3t.; הֹדֹה Jeremiah 22:18; — 1 splendour, majesty, of king הוֺדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶ֑ךָ Psalm 45:4; הוֺד וְהָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּה עָלָיו Psalm 21:6, subject ׳י ("" גָּדוֺל כְּבוֺדוֺ בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ); foretold of the צֶמַח Zechariah 6:13 וְהוּאיִֿשָּׂא הוֺד וְיָשַׁב וּמָשַׁל עַלכִּֿסְאוֺ; compare וַיִּתֵּן עָלָיו הוֺד מַלְכוּת 1 Chronicles 29:25 (׳י confers on Solomon); ׳וְלֹא ָנתְנוּ עָלָיו ה מַלְכוּת Daniel 11:21 (of usurper); see also וְהוֺי הֹדֹה Jeremiah 22:18 in lament for king. Hence also 2 divine splendour, majesty, light & glory which God wears as king: הוֺד וְהָדָר לָבָ֑שְׁתָּ Psalm 104:1 (7 t. joined with הָדָר); compare Job 40:10 where ׳י addresses Job in irony: עַלאֱֿלוֺהַּ נוֺרָא הוֺד Job 37:22; וְהָדָר לְפָנָיו ׳ה Psalm 96:6 = 1 Chronicles 16:26; also הַגְּדֻלָּה ׳וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַה 1 Chronicles 29:11; see further כִּסָּה שָׁמַיִם הוֺדוֺ Habakkuk 3:3 ("" וּתְהִלָּתוֺ מָֽלְאָה הָאָ֑רֶץ); אֲשֶׁרתְּֿנָה הוֺדְךָ עַלהַֿשָּׁמַיִם Psalm 8:2 ("" בְּכָלהָֿאָ֑רֶץ מָהאַֿדִּיר שִׁמְךָ); also הוֺדוֺ עַלאֶֿרֶץ וְשָׁמָ֑יִם Psalm 148:13 ("" נִשְׁגָּב שְׁמוֺ לְבַדּוֺ); הֲדַר כְּבוֺד הוֺדֶ֑ךָ Psalm 145:4; of Yahweh's actions הוֺד וְהָדָר מָּעֳלוֺ Psalm 111:3; of his voice אֶתהֿוֺד קוֺלוֺ ׳זְהִשְׁמִיעַ י Isaiah 30:30. 3. a. splendour of Israel under divine blessing וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֺדוֺ Hosea 14:7. b. majesty, dignity, authority of Moses Numbers 27:20 (P; only here in Hexateuch) וְנָתַתָּ מֵהוֺדְךָ עָלָיו. Also, c. manly vigour לַאֲחֵרִים הוֺדֶ֑ךָ מֶּןתִּֿתֵּן Proverbs 5:9, in warning against licentiousness; as displayed in outward appearance וְהוֺדִי נֶהְמַּךְ עָלַי לְמַשְׁחִית Daniel 10:8 ("" כֹּחַ). 4 of a horse, majesty, majestic force הוֺד נַחְרוֺ אֵימָה Job 39:20 the majesty of his snorting (majestic snorting, VB) is a terror; also in simile of Yahweh's dealings with Judah, וְשָׂם אוֺתָם כְּסוּס הוֺדוֺ בַּמִּלְחָמָה Zechariah 10:3 and he will make them like the horse of his majesty in battle. Topical Lexicon Overview הוֹד (hod) speaks of visible and moral splendor—radiant greatness that evokes both awe and delight. Scripture employs the word for the intrinsic majesty of God, the reflected dignity He grants to His people, and the ultimate glory to be revealed in the Messiah’s kingdom. Divine Majesty and Splendor The Psalms are the richest vein for hod as a title of the Lord’s surpassing greatness. “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1). “Splendid and majestic is His work” (Psalm 111:3). “The LORD is clothed with majesty and splendor” (Psalm 104:1). Hod thus becomes a shorthand for every attribute that sets the Creator infinitely above creation—power, beauty, holiness, and kingship held together in perfect harmony. Creation Displays Hod is never abstract. It is seen in thunder and lightning (Isaiah 30:30), morning dawn gilding the sky with “golden splendor” (Job 37:22), the untamed horse that “leaps like a locust—its majestic snorting is terrifying” (Job 39:20), and the mountains where God comes “covered with glory” (Habakkuk 3:3). These glimpses press the worshiper to recognize that the physical universe is a perpetual witness to God’s grandeur. Liturgical Celebration David brought hod into Israel’s corporate vocabulary. In the ark-procession hymn he proclaimed, “Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy fill His dwelling” (1 Chronicles 16:27). Later, in the great assembly for the temple offering, he affirmed, “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendor, and the majesty” (1 Chronicles 29:11). Israel’s worship was thus anchored in the conviction that God’s glory is both transcendent and present among His people. Delegated Glory to Kings and Leaders Hod can be conferred. Moses was commanded, “Confer some of your authority on him” (Numbers 27:20), enabling Joshua to lead with visible dignity. Solomon “excelled in royal splendor” (1 Chronicles 29:25). Psalm 21:5 praises the Davidic king: “Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.” Such endowment is never autonomous; it derives from God, for stewardship in service of His covenant purposes. Messianic and Eschatological Significance The prophets project hod forward to the Anointed One. Zechariah foretells a priest-king who “will sit on His throne, and He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be harmony between the two” (Zechariah 6:13)—a union of royal and priestly splendor achieved perfectly in Jesus Christ. Hosea sees Israel’s future “blossom like the lily” and “possess the splendor of Lebanon” (Hosea 14:6). Daniel, beholding celestial glory, contrasts the Messiah’s true majesty with the contemptible figure who will “not be given the honor of royalty” (Daniel 11:21), underscoring that every counterfeit glory must yield to the Son of Man whose dominion is everlasting. Warnings against the Loss of Splendor Where God’s covenant is despised, hod fades. Jeremiah laments Jehoiakim, for whom no one will “lament for him, ‘Alas, my brother!’” (Jeremiah 22:18). The king forfeits both throne and dignity. Daniel trembles when he encounters heavenly glory—“I was left alone to gaze at this great vision; no strength remained in me, and my splendor was turned to frailty” (Daniel 10:8). Human glory collapses unless sustained by the Lord. Practical Ministry Implications 1. Worship: Preaching and singing should hold before congregations the unchanging splendor of God, grounding reverence and joy. Key References Numbers 27:20; 1 Chronicles 16:27; 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:25; Job 37:22, Job 39:20, Job 40:10; Psalm 8:1; Psalm 21:5; Psalm 45:3; Psalm 96:6; Psalm 104:1; Psalm 111:3; Psalm 145:5; Psalm 148:13; Proverbs 5:9; Isaiah 30:30; Jeremiah 22:18; Daniel 10:8; Daniel 11:21; Hosea 14:6; Habakkuk 3:3; Zechariah 6:13; Zechariah 10:3. Forms and Transliterations ה֔וֹד ה֖וֹד ה֝וֹד֗וֹ ה֝וֹדְךָ֗ ה֣וֹד ה֤וֹד ה֥וֹד ה֭וֹד הֹדֹֽה׃ הֽוֹד׃ הדה הוֹד֑וֹ הוֹד֔וֹ הוֹד֖וֹ הוֹדֶ֑ךָ הוֹד־ הוד הוד־ הוד׃ הודו הודך וְה֖וֹד וְהַה֔וֹד וְהוֹדִ֗י וההוד והוד והודי מֵהֽוֹדְךָ֖ מהודך hō·ḏōh hō·w·ḏe·ḵā hō·w·ḏōw hō·wḏ hō·wḏ- hō·wḏ·ḵā Hod hodcha hoDecha hoDo hoDoh hōḏōh hōwḏ hōwḏ- hōwḏeḵā hōwḏḵā hōwḏōw mê·hō·wḏ·ḵā mehodCha mêhōwḏḵā vehaHod veHod vehoDi wə·ha·hō·wḏ wə·hō·w·ḏî wə·hō·wḏ wəhahōwḏ wəhōwḏ wəhōwḏîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 27:20 HEB: וְנָתַתָּ֥ה מֵהֽוֹדְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו לְמַ֣עַן NAS: some of your authority on him, in order KJV: And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation INT: shall put of your authority on order 1 Chronicles 16:27 1 Chronicles 29:11 1 Chronicles 29:25 Job 37:22 Job 39:20 Job 40:10 Psalm 8:1 Psalm 21:5 Psalm 45:3 Psalm 96:6 Psalm 104:1 Psalm 111:3 Psalm 145:5 Psalm 148:13 Proverbs 5:9 Isaiah 30:30 Jeremiah 22:18 Daniel 10:8 Daniel 11:21 Hosea 14:6 Habakkuk 3:3 Zechariah 6:13 Zechariah 10:3 24 Occurrences |
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