3066. Yehudith

Lexicon

Yehudith: Judith

Original Word: יְהוּדִית
Part of Speech: Adjective Feminine
Transliteration: Yhuwdiyth
Pronunciation: yeh-hoo-DEETH
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-hoo-deeth')
Definition: Judith
Meaning: the Jewish, language

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

in the Jews' language

Feminine of Yhuwdiy; the Jewish (used adverbially) language -- in the Jews' language.

see HEBREW Yhuwdiy

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
fem. of Yehudi
Definition
Jewish
NASB Translation
Judean (4), language of Judah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. יְהוּדִית adjective, of a people, feminine of foregoing, but only as

adverb in Jewish = in the Jewish language 2 Kings 18:26,28 = Isaiah 36:11,13 2Chronicles 32:18; Nehemiah 13:24.

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for יְהוּדִית in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as it specifically refers to the Hebrew language. However, the Greek term Ἑβραϊστί (Hebraisti, Strong's Greek 1447) is used in the New Testament to refer to the Hebrew language.

Usage: The word יְהוּדִית is used in the context of referring to the language spoken by the Jewish people, particularly in the Old Testament period.

Context: יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) is a term used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the language of the Jewish people. It is mentioned in the context of communication and understanding among the people of Judah. The term appears in several key passages:

• 2 Kings 18:26: "Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebna and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, 'Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.'"

• 2 Kings 18:28: "Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: 'Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!'"

• Nehemiah 13:24: "Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, but could not speak Hebrew."

These passages highlight the use of Hebrew as a distinct language of the Jewish people, contrasting it with other languages such as Aramaic and the languages of surrounding nations. The use of יְהוּדִית underscores the cultural and linguistic identity of the Jewish people during the biblical period.

Forms and Transliterations

יְהוּדִ֑ית יְהוּדִ֔ית יְהוּדִ֗ית יהודית yə·hū·ḏîṯ yehuDit yəhūḏîṯ

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 18:26
HEB: תְּדַבֵּ֤ר עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם
NAS: [it]; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing
KJV: [it]: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears
INT: speak in Judean the hearing of the people

2 Kings 18:28
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
NAS: voice in Judean, saying,
KJV: voice in the Jews' language, and spake,
INT: voice A loud Judean and spake saying

2 Chronicles 32:18
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֜וֹל יְהוּדִ֗ית עַל־ עַ֤ם
NAS: voice in the language of Judah to the people
KJV: voice in the Jews' speech unto the people
INT: voice A loud the language unto the people

Nehemiah 13:24
HEB: מַכִּירִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם
NAS: to speak the language of Judah, but the language
KJV: not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language
INT: was able to speak the language the language of his own

Isaiah 36:11
HEB: תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם
NAS: [it]; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing
KJV: [it]: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears
INT: speak with Judean the hearing of the people

Isaiah 36:13
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ
NAS: voice in Judean and said,
KJV: voice in the Jews' language, and said,
INT: voice A loud Judean and said Hear

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3066
6 Occurrences

yə·hū·ḏîṯ — 6 Occ.