/jahuːˈdaːh/, /juhuːˈðɔː/, /jehuˈda/
מקורCompare Akkadian 𒆳𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ᴷᵁᴿia-u₂-da-a-a /Yaudāya/).
Traditionally derived from יָדָה (yadá, “to praise”); alternatively, linked to Arabic وَهْدة (wahda, “ravine, gully, gulch, lowlands”).
- a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
- Judah (the fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez)
“וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוּדָה לֵאמֹר זָנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵף׃” — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.’ And Judah said: ‘
- Judah, Judea (the tribal grouping)
- Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion ke…
“מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה׃” — A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
צורותיְהוּדָה(canonical, masculine) · y'hudá(romanization)