Strongs Number: H3063
- Hebrew Word
- יְהוּדָה
- Transliteration
- Yᵉhûwdâh
- Phonetic
- yeh-hoo-daw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
celebrated; Jehudah (or {Judah}) the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the {first} and of its territory
- BDB Definition
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Judah = "praised"
1. the son of Jacob by Leah
2. the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob
3. the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah
4. the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon
5. a Levite in Ezra's time
6. an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
7. a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah
8. a priest in the time of Nehemiah
- Origin
- From H3034
- Bible Usage
- Judah.