Strong's Hebrew #1960 - הֻיְּדָה huyyedoth (songs of praise)

thanksgiving

From the same as heydad; properly, an acclaim, i.e. A choir of singers -- thanksgiving.

see HEBREW heydad

1) songs of praise
Part of Speech: noun feminine plural
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same as H1959
Same Word by TWOT Number: 847a

הֻיְּדוֺת noun feminine plural songs of praise; — Nehemiah 12:8; so Thes MV, but form strange and dubious; according to Ew^{§ 165 b} abstract הֻיְּדוּת (many MSS.) praising; so Be Ke Öttli; Ol^{§ 220} reads infinitive הוֺדוֺת, so SS.

Strong's Hebrew: 1960. הֻיְּדוֹת (huyyedoth) — 1 Occurrence

Nehemiah 12:8
HEB: מַתַּנְיָ֑ה עַֽל־ הֻיְּד֖וֹת ה֥וּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃
NAS: [who was] in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.
KJV: [and] Mattaniah, [which was] over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
INT: Mattaniah charge of the songs he and his brothers