Quick Definition
Judah
Biblical Persons & Places
Judah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23;
only referred to as Judah (יְהוּדָה).
Judah
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man who founded the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35;
referred to as Judah (יְהוּדָה), or Judah (Aramiac יְהוּד), or Jew or Jewish or Judean or "those of Judah" (יְהוּדִי), or Jew (Aramiac יְהוּדַי), or Judah (KJV= Juda) (Ἰουδά), or Judah (KJV= Judas) (Ἰούδας), or Jew or Jewish people or "of Judea" (Ἰουδαῖος), or Jew (Ἰουδαΐζω), or Jewish (Ἰουδαϊκός), or Jew (Ἰουδαϊκῶς);
son of Israel and Leah;
a brother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah;
half-brother of: Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph and Benjamin;
husband of Bath-shua and Tamar;
father of Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah.
Judah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.9;
only referred to as Judah (יְהוּדָה);
a son of Hassenuah.
Judah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A musician living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.36;
only referred to as Judah (יְהוּדָה);
son of Jonathan;
a brother of Zechariah, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel and Hanani.
Judah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A musician living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.8;
only referred to as Judah (יְהוּדָה).
Judea
Judea
A location first mentioned at Ezr.9.9;
referred to as Judea or Judean (יְהוּדָה), or Judea (KJV= Galilee) or Judean (Ἰουδαία).
Strong's Definition
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Derivation: from H3034 (יָדָה); celebrated;
KJV Usage: Judah.
TWOT Reference: 850c
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812);
brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559);
father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I)
§ 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יְהוּדָה
yehûdâh
BDB Definition:
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 Ezras 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3034
Same Word by TWOT Number: 850c
Total KJV Occurrences: 810
Bible Occurrences (754)
1:17
3:1
3:7
3:9
3:14
8:16
8:19
8:20
8:22
8:23
8:25
8:29
9:16
9:21
9:27
9:29
10:13
12:18
12:19
13:1
13:10
13:12
14:1
14:9
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14:28
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15:27
15:32
15:36
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18:1
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19:30
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24:2
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24:5
24:12
24:20
25:21
25:22
25:27
2:7
9:11
10:17
11:1
11:3
11:5
11:10
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11:17
11:23
12:4
12:5
12:12
13:1
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14:4
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17:5
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17:19
18:3
18:9
18:28
19:1
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19:11
20:3
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20:35
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22:1
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25:28
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28:17
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28:26
29:8
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30:1
30:6
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32:1
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35:27
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1:2
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1:15
1:18
2:28
3:7
3:8
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3:11
3:18
4:3
4:4
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4:16
5:11
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7:2
7:17
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8:1
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9:26
10:22
11:2
11:6
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11:17
12:14
13:9
13:11
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14:2
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15:4
17:1
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17:26
18:11
19:3
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19:7
19:13
20:4
20:5
21:7
21:11
22:1
22:2
22:6
22:11
22:18
22:24
22:30
23:6
24:1
24:5
24:8
25:1
25:2
25:3
25:18
26:1
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26:10
26:18
26:19
27:1
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27:12
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27:21
28:1
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29:2
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30:3
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33:4
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33:10
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34:2
34:4
34:6
34:7
34:19
34:21
34:22
35:1
35:13
35:17
36:1
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36:3
36:6
36:9
36:28
36:29
36:30
36:31
36:32
37:1
37:7
38:22
39:1
39:4
39:6
39:10
40:1
40:5
40:11
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42:15
42:19
43:4
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44:24
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45:1
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49:34
50:4
50:20
50:33
51:5
51:59
52:3
52:10
52:27
52:31