Judah Definition

jo͝odə
noun
A masculine name: dim. Jude; fem. Judith.
Webster's New World
Jacob's fourth son, whose mother was Leah: Gen. 29:35
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The tribe descended from him, the strongest of the twelve tribes of Israel: Num. 1:26
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pronoun
A male given name.
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Fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

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(biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.

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(biblical) The name of 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 keeping the name Israel.

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Origin of Judah

  • Old Testament Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda), a son of Jacob.

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew yəhûdâ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hebrew yəhûdâ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Judah Sentence Examples

  • That Israel was the stronger may be suggested by the acquiescence of Judah in the new situation.

  • Two tribes only, Judah and Benjamin, with the descendants of Levi, remained faithful to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

  • Both Israel and Judah had their own annals, brief excerpts from which appear in the books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles, and they are supplemented by fuller narratives of distinct and more popular origin.

  • The men of Judah and Benjamin did not succeed in getting full possession of the place, and the Jebusites still held it when David became king of Israel.

  • Joash, king of Israel, captured the city from Amaziah, king of Judah, and destroyed part of the fortifications, but these were rebuilt by Uzziah, the son of Amaziah, who did much to restore the city to its original prosperity.

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