3055. Yehud
Strong's Lexicon
Yehud: Yehud

Original Word: יְהֻד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yhud
Pronunciation: yeh-HOOD
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-hood')
Definition: Yehud
Meaning: Jehud

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יְהוּדָה (Yehudah), meaning "Judah."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for the region of Judah or Yehud is Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia), Strong's Greek #2449.

Usage: Yehud refers to a region or province in the post-exilic period of ancient Israel, specifically during the time of Persian rule. It is often associated with the area around Jerusalem and the territory of the tribe of Judah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Yehud was a province under the Persian Empire following the Babylonian exile. After the decree of Cyrus the Great, many Jews returned to this region to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple. Yehud was a significant center for Jewish life and religious practice during this period, serving as a focal point for the restoration of Jewish identity and worship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place in Dan
NASB Translation
Jehud (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יְהֻד proper name, of a location in Dan, Joshua 19:45; = modern Yehûdî yeh, 8 miles east of Joppa, and 11/2 hours [5 2-Janmiles] west of north from Lydda, Surveyii. 258 GuérinJudée i. 322; A Ιουθ, ᵐ5L [Ι]ουδ (on form of name Jastr JBL xii, 1893, 61 ff. compare Ia-u-du, Tel el-AmarnaNo. 39).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jehud

A briefer form of one corresponding to Yhuwd; Jehud, a place in Palestine -- Jehud.

see HEBREW Yhuwd

Forms and Transliterations
וִיהֻ֥ד ויהד viHud wî·huḏ wîhuḏ
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 19:45
HEB: וִיהֻ֥ד וּבְנֵֽי־ בְרַ֖ק
NAS: and Jehud and Bene-berak
KJV: And Jehud, and Beneberak,
INT: and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3055
1 Occurrence


wî·huḏ — 1 Occ.















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