יְהוּדָה
ye.hu.dahProper Noun (Masculine)H3063
Judah
From: from H3034 (יָדָה); celebrated;
Short Definition
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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 ) the tribe descended from Judah the son of ) the territory occupied by the tribe of ) 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
703 timesAppears 703 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
163
2 Chronicles
138
2 Kings
86
1 Kings
36
Genesis
26
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 13:6
- 2 Chronicles 24:23
- 2 Kings 8:16
- Judges 1:2
- Jeremiah 4:4
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