Strong's Definition
from the same as 1959; properly, an acclaim, i.e. a choir of singers
KJV Usage: thanksgiving
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
הֻיְּדוֹת (huy.y.dah) — praise. songs of praise
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · ידה
Praise
thanksgiving songs = action by which professional singers sing songs, usually within the context of a worship ceremony, ► to praise and give thanks to God
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
הֻיְּדוֹת n.f.pl. songs of praise;—Ne 12:8 ref