3063. Yehudah

Strong's Lexicon

Yehudah: Judah

Original Word: יְהוּדָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yhuwdah
Pronunciation: yeh-hoo-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-hoo-daw')
Definition: Judah
Meaning: Jehudah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָדָה (yadah), meaning "to praise" or "to give thanks."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2455: Ἰούδας (Ioudas) - Used in the New Testament to refer to Judah, Judas, or Jude.

Usage: Yehudah, or Judah, is a significant name in the Hebrew Bible. It is used to refer to the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, the tribe that descended from him, and the southern kingdom after the division of Israel. The name is often associated with praise, as Leah named him Judah, saying, "This time I will praise the LORD" (Genesis 29:35, BSB).

Cultural and Historical Background: Judah is a central figure in the narrative of the Israelites. As one of the twelve tribes of Israel, the tribe of Judah played a crucial role in the history of the Jewish people. The tribe settled in the region that later became the Kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its capital. This kingdom was known for its Davidic line of kings, including King David and King Solomon. The tribe of Judah is also significant in messianic prophecies, as it is from this lineage that Jesus Christ is believed to have descended.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
probably from yadah
Definition
probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.
NASB Translation
Jews (1), Judah (815), Judah's (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יְהוּדָה₈₂₀ proper name, masculine and

of a territory Judah (treated Genesis 29:35; Genesis 49:8 (q. v. below) as if derived from Hoph`al of ידה = praised, object of praise (on ה compare Hiph`il אֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּ Psalm 28:7, יְהוֺדֶה Nehemiah 11:17), but this dubious; relation to יְהֻד, II. יְהוּדִית: unexplained; see further Jastr^{JBL xii, 1898, 61 ff.}; Assyrian Ia-u-du, of land; Ia-u-da-ai, Judaean COT^Gloss) —

I. proper name, masculine 1. son of Jacob and Leah, explained by Leah's words I will praise ׳י Genesis 29:35 (J); compare Jacob's prediction, thy brethren shall praise thee Genesis 49:8 (poem in J E), see also Genesis 49:9; Genesis 49:10; elsewhere Genesis 37:26; Genesis 38:1 14t. Genesis 38; Genesis 43:3,8; Genesis 44:14,16,18; Genesis 46:28 (all J), Genesis 35:23 (P), 1 Chronicles 2:1,3; Ruth 4:12; בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה sons of Judah Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19 (P), 1 Chronicles 2:3,4; 1 Chronicles 4:1.

2 tribe descended from Judah Deuteronomy 33:7 (poem), Numbers 1:7 (P), Deuteronomy 27:12 +; בְּנֵי יהודה Numbers 1:26; Joshua 14:6 (D), Judges 1:8 +; שֵׁבֶט יהודה Joshua 7:16 (J), 1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 17:18; Psalm 78:68; מַטֵּה בְנֵי יהודה Joshua 15:1,20,21; Joshua 21:9 (all P), 1 Chronicles 6:50; elsewhere מַטֵּה יהודה Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22; Numbers 1:27; Numbers 7:12; Numbers 13:6; Numbers 34:19; Joshua 7:1,18; Joshua 21:4 (all P); אישׁ יהודה Judges 15:20 +; אנשׁי יהודה 2 Samuel 2:4 +, (compare amelûti [ƒabê] Ia-u-du Tel el-Amarna^{No. 39} Jastr^{JBL xii, 1893, 64}).

3 nation, of southern kingdom under dynasty of David, as distinguished from northern kingdom of Ephraim or Israel: Hosea 4:15; Jeremiah 2:28; 2Chronicles 12:12 +; of the returned exiles Nehemiah 4:4; עַם יהודה 2 Kings 14:21 2Chronicles 26:1; Jeremiah 25:1,2; Ezra 4:4; בְּנֵי יהודה Hosea 2:2; Jeremiah 7:30; 2Chronicles 13:18; 25:12; 28:10; בֵּית יהודה Hosea 1:7; Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel 4:6 +; מַלְכוּת יהודה2Chronicles 11:17; personified, ׳בַּת י Lamentations 1:15; Lamentations 2:2,5.

4 Levite, Ezra's time, Ezra 10:23.

5 an over-seer of Jerusalem Nehemiah 11:9.

6 Levite musician Nehemiah 12:8.

7 priest Nehemiah 12:36.

II. proper name, of a territory land of Judah, feminine Isaiah 7:6; Jeremiah 23:6 = Jeremiah 33:16; Joel 4:30; Psalm 114:2 +; ארץ יְהוּדָה 1 Samuel 22:5; 2 Kings 23:24 +; אדמת יהודה Isaiah 19:17; עָרֵי יהודה 2 Samuel 2:1; 1 Kings 12:17; 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 23:5,8; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 44:26; Zechariah 1:12; Psalm 69:36; Lamentations 5:11; elsewhere 15 t. Chronicles, 23 t. Jeremiah; בִּיהודה Judges 15:9 +; מיהודה 1 Kings 13:1 +; הר יהודה the hill-country of Judah Joshua 11:21(D), Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11 (P), 2 Chronicles 27:4; נֶגֶב יהודה the south (country) of Judah 1 Samuel 27:10; 2 Samuel 24:7; מדבר יהודה Judges 1:16; Psalm 63:1 (title).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Judah

From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.

see HEBREW yadah

Forms and Transliterations

בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃ בִּֽיהוּדָה֙ בִּיהוּדָ֑ה בִּיהוּדָ֖ה בִּיהוּדָ֗ה בִּיהוּדָ֣ה בִּיהוּדָ֥ה בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה ׀ בִֽיהוּדָה֙ בִיהוּדָ֖ה ביהודה ביהודה׃ וְלִיהוּדָ֖ה וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה וִֽיהוּדָה֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה וִיהוּדָ֖ה וִיהוּדָ֛ה וִיהוּדָ֜ה וִיהוּדָ֞ה וִיהוּדָ֥ה וִיהוּדָ֧ה וִיהוּדָֽה׃ וּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה וּבִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּבִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וּבִיהוּדָ֡ה וּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה וּמִיהוּדָ֖ה וביהודה ויהודה ויהודה׃ וליהודה ומיהודה יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה יְ֠הוּדָה יְ֭הוּדָה יְהוּדָ֑ה יְהוּדָ֔ה יְהוּדָ֕ה יְהוּדָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֗ה יְהוּדָ֛ה יְהוּדָ֜ה יְהוּדָ֞ה יְהוּדָ֟ה יְהוּדָ֡ה יְהוּדָ֣ה יְהוּדָ֤ה יְהוּדָ֥ה יְהוּדָ֧ה יְהוּדָ֨ה יְהוּדָֽה׃ יְהוּדָה֒ יְהוּדָה֙ יְהוּדָה֩ יְהוּדָה֮ יהודה יהודה׃ לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה לִֽיהוּדָ֕ה לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה לִֽיהוּדָה֒ לִֽיהוּדָה֙ לִֽיהוּדָה֮ לִיהוּדָ֑ה לִיהוּדָ֖ה לִיהוּדָֽה׃ ליהודה ליהודה׃ מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה מִֽיהוּדָ֖ה מִֽיהוּדָ֗ה מִֽיהוּדָ֣ה מִֽיהוּדָה֙ מִיהוּדָ֛ה מִיהוּדָֽה׃ מיהודה מיהודה׃ bî·hū·ḏāh ḇî·hū·ḏāh bihuDah bîhūḏāh ḇîhūḏāh lî·hū·ḏāh lihuDah lîhūḏāh mî·hū·ḏāh mihuDah mîhūḏāh ū·ḇî·hū·ḏāh ū·mî·hū·ḏāh ūḇîhūḏāh uMihuDah ūmîhūḏāh uVihuDah velihuDah vihuDah wə·lî·hū·ḏāh wəlîhūḏāh wî·hū·ḏāh wîhūḏāh yə·hū·ḏāh yehuDah yəhūḏāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 29:35
HEB: קָרְאָ֥ה שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד מִלֶּֽדֶת׃
NAS: she named him Judah. Then she stopped
KJV: his name Judah; and left
INT: called his name Judah stopped bearing

Genesis 35:23
HEB: וְשִׁמְעוֹן֙ וְלֵוִ֣י וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר וּזְבוּלֻֽן׃
NAS: and Levi and Judah and Issachar
KJV: and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar,
INT: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun

Genesis 37:26
HEB: וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוּדָ֖ה אֶל־ אֶחָ֑יו
NAS: Judah said to his brothers,
KJV: And Judah said unto his brethren,
INT: said Judah to his brothers

Genesis 38:1
HEB: הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֥רֶד יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת אֶחָ֑יו
NAS: about at that time, that Judah departed
KJV: And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down
INT: he departed Judah his brothers and visited

Genesis 38:2
HEB: וַיַּרְא־ שָׁ֧ם יְהוּדָ֛ה בַּת־ אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: Judah saw there
KJV: And Judah saw there a daughter
INT: saw there Judah A daughter of a certain

Genesis 38:6
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֧ח יְהוּדָ֛ה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְעֵ֣ר
NAS: Now Judah took a wife
KJV: And Judah took a wife
INT: took now Judah A wife Er

Genesis 38:7
HEB: עֵ֚ר בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֔ה רַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י
NAS: But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil
KJV: And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked
INT: Er firstborn Judah's was evil the sight

Genesis 38:8
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְאוֹנָ֔ן בֹּ֛א
NAS: Then Judah said to Onan,
KJV: And Judah said unto Onan,
INT: said Judah to Onan Go

Genesis 38:11
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְתָמָ֨ר כַּלָּת֜וֹ
NAS: Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law
KJV: Then said Judah to Tamar
INT: said Judah Tamar to his daughter-in-law

Genesis 38:12
HEB: שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה
NAS: the wife of Judah, died;
KJV: of Shuah Judah's wife
INT: Shua's the wife of Judah the time Judah

Genesis 38:12
HEB: יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּ֜עַל עַל־
NAS: and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went
KJV: died; and Judah was comforted,
INT: of Judah the time Judah went and

Genesis 38:15
HEB: וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ לְזוֹנָ֑ה
NAS: When Judah saw her, he thought
KJV: When Judah saw her, he thought
INT: saw Judah thought she a harlot

Genesis 38:20
HEB: וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶת־ גְּדִ֣י
NAS: When Judah sent the young
KJV: And Judah sent the kid
INT: sent Judah kid goat

Genesis 38:22
HEB: וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ אֶל־ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א
NAS: So he returned to Judah, and said,
KJV: And he returned to Judah, and said,
INT: returned to Judah and said no

Genesis 38:23
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ תִּֽקַּֽח־ לָ֔הּ
NAS: Then Judah said, Let her keep
KJV: And Judah said, Let her take
INT: said Judah her keep otherwise

Genesis 38:24
HEB: חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה לֵֽאמֹר֙ זָֽנְתָה֙
NAS: months later that Judah was informed,
KJV: after, that it was told Judah, saying,
INT: months was informed Judah said has played

Genesis 38:24
HEB: לִזְנוּנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה הוֹצִיא֖וּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף׃
NAS: by harlotry. Then Judah said,
KJV: by whoredom. And Judah said,
INT: harlotry said Judah Bring her be burned

Genesis 38:26
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ צָֽדְקָ֣ה
NAS: Judah recognized [them], and said,
KJV: And Judah acknowledged
INT: recognized Judah and said righteous

Genesis 43:3
HEB: וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הָעֵ֣ד
NAS: Judah spoke to him, however, saying,
KJV: And Judah spake unto him, saying,
INT: spoke about Judah saying solemnly

Genesis 43:8
HEB: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוּדָ֜ה אֶל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
NAS: Judah said to his father
KJV: And Judah said unto Israel
INT: said Judah unto Israel

Genesis 44:14
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוּדָ֤ה וְאֶחָיו֙ בֵּ֣יתָה
NAS: When Judah and his brothers came
KJV: And Judah and his brethren came
INT: came Judah and his brothers house

Genesis 44:16
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֗ה מַה־ נֹּאמַר֙
NAS: So Judah said, What
KJV: And Judah said, What shall we say
INT: said Judah What say

Genesis 44:18
HEB: וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י
NAS: Then Judah approached him, and said,
KJV: Then Judah came near
INT: approached then Judah and said Oh

Genesis 46:12
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֧ר וְאוֹנָ֛ן
NAS: The sons of Judah: Er and Onan
KJV: And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan,
INT: the sons of Judah Er and Onan

Genesis 46:28
HEB: וְאֶת־ יְהוּדָ֞ה שָׁלַ֤ח לְפָנָיו֙
NAS: Now he sent Judah before
KJV: And he sent Judah before him
INT: Judah sent before

818 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3063
818 Occurrences

bî·hū·ḏāh — 39 Occ.
lî·hū·ḏāh — 32 Occ.
mî·hū·ḏāh — 11 Occ.
ū·mî·hū·ḏāh — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇî·hū·ḏāh — 5 Occ.
wə·lî·hū·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
wî·hū·ḏāh — 47 Occ.
yə·hū·ḏāh — 681 Occ.