3061. Yehud

Lexicon

Yehud: Judah

Original Word: יְהיּד
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Yhuwd
Pronunciation: yeh-HOOD
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-hood')
Definition: Judah
Meaning: Judah, Judaea

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jewry, Judah, Judea

(Aramaic) contracted from a form corresponding to Yhuwdah; properly, Judah, hence, Judaea -- Jewry, Judah, Judea.

see HEBREW Yhuwdah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to Yehudah
Definition
the S. kingdom, named for one of the twelve tribes
NASB Translation
Judah (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יְהוּד proper name, of a territory Judah (secondary formative from following according to M^{§ 68. b} Buhl; compare Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה); — Daniel 5:13b; Ezra 5:1,8; Ezra 7:14; ׳בְּנֵי גָּלוּתָא דַּי י Daniel 2:25; Daniel 5:13a; Daniel 6:14.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehudah), which refers to the tribe or territory of Judah.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2448: Ἰούδας (Ioudas) • Judah, Judas
• G2449: Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia) • Judaea

These Greek entries correspond to the Hebrew יְהוּד (Yehud) and are used in the New Testament to refer to the region of Judaea and the tribe of Judah, maintaining the continuity of the biblical narrative from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

Usage: The term יְהוּד (Yehud) is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to refer to the region of Judah or Judaea. It is primarily found in the books of Ezra and Daniel, where it denotes the geographical and political entity of Judah during the post-exilic period.

Context: יְהוּד (Yehud) appears in the context of the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Ezra and Daniel. This term is used to describe the province of Judah during the time of the Persian Empire, following the Babylonian exile. The region of Yehud was a significant area for the Jewish people as it represented their ancestral homeland and the center of their religious and cultural identity.

In the book of Ezra, Yehud is mentioned in the context of the return of the Jewish exiles and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Persian kings, such as Cyrus and Darius, issued decrees that allowed the Jewish people to return to Yehud and restore their religious practices. For example, in Ezra 5:8 (BSB), the officials report to King Darius about the rebuilding efforts in Jerusalem, located in the province of Yehud.

The term also appears in the book of Daniel, where it is used to describe the region in prophetic visions and historical accounts. Yehud, as a province, played a crucial role in the fulfillment of biblical prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel and the coming of the Messiah.

Forms and Transliterations

בִיה֖וּד ביהוד יְה֔וּד יְה֖וּד יְה֗וּד יְהֽוּד׃ יהוד יהוד׃ לִיה֤וּד ליהוד ḇî·hūḏ ḇîhūḏ lî·hūḏ liHud lîhūḏ viHud yə·hūḏ yeHud yəhūḏ

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:1
HEB: יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א דִּ֥י בִיה֖וּד וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּשֻׁ֛ם
NAS: who were in Judah and Jerusalem
KJV: the Jews that [were] in Judah and Jerusalem
INT: to the Jews who Judah and Jerusalem the name

Ezra 5:8
HEB: דִּֽי־ אֲזַ֜לְנָא לִיה֤וּד מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ לְבֵית֙
NAS: to the province of Judah, to the house
KJV: into the province of Judea, to the house
INT: forasmuch have gone of Judah to the province to the house

Ezra 7:14
HEB: לְבַקָּרָ֥א עַל־ יְה֖וּד וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּדָ֥ת
NAS: concerning Judah and Jerusalem
KJV: concerning Judah and Jerusalem,
INT: to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem to the law

Daniel 2:25
HEB: גָֽלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י פִשְׁרָ֖א
NAS: the exiles from Judah who
KJV: of Judah, that will make known
INT: captivity who Judah who the interpretation

Daniel 5:13
HEB: גָלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י הַיְתִ֛י
NAS: is one of the exiles from Judah, whom
KJV: of the captivity of Judah, whom the king
INT: of the captivity whom Judah whom brought

Daniel 5:13
HEB: אַ֖בִי מִן־ יְהֽוּד׃
NAS: the king brought from Judah?
KJV: brought out of Jewry?
INT: my father of Judah

Daniel 6:13
HEB: גָלוּתָ֜א דִּ֣י יְה֗וּד לָא־ שָׂ֨ם
NAS: is one of the exiles from Judah, pays
KJV: of the captivity of Judah, regardeth
INT: of the captivity who Judah no pays

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3061
7 Occurrences

lî·hūḏ — 1 Occ.
ḇî·hūḏ — 1 Occ.
yə·hūḏ — 5 Occ.