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הודו

הודו

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הודו \ הֹדּוּ (hódu) f

  1. India: the Indian subcontinent, or the country that occupies it.

Etymology 2

From the above; elliptical for תרנגול הודו (tarnegól-hódu), literally “India chicken” or “India fowl”.

Pronunciation

Noun

הודו \ הֹדּוּ (hódu) m

  1. A turkey (a bird of either of the species Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris ocellata)
  2. turkey (the meat of such a bird)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

הוֹדוּ (hodú)

  1. Masculine plural imperative of הוֹדָה (hodá)
    • Psalms 118:1
      הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
      hodú laYHVH ki-tóv kí l'olám khasdó.
      hōḏū laYHWH kī-ṭōḇ kī ləʿōlām ḥasdō.
      O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.