Judah

Ju·dah ¹  (jd)

In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

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[Hebrew yhûdâ.]

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Ju·dah ²  (jd)

An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It lasted from the division of Palestine in 931 b.c. until the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 b.c.

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[Hebrew yhûdâ.]

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Judah [ˈdʒuːdə]

n Old Testament

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the fourth son of Jacob, one of whose descendants was to be the Messiah (Genesis 29:35; 49:8-12)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the tribe descended from him

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the tribal territory of his descendants which became the nucleus of David's kingdom and, after the kingdom had been divided into Israel and Judah, the southern kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its centre Douay spelling Juda

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Judah - (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
	2.	Judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center Juda Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land, Palestine - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

Translations

Judah [ˈdʒuːdə] N → Judá m

Judah

n → Juda m