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Etymology
Old Testament Hebr. יהודה|יְהוּדָה (Yehuda), a son of Jacob.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. biblical Fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.
3. biblical The name of the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.
4. A male given name.

Quotations
1611 — w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 35:22b-26
:Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
1611 — w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Joshua|Joshua 21:11
:And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

Derived terms
Judahite
Judaic
Judaism
Judea
Jew
Lion of Judah

Translations
trans-top|first son of Jacob
Hebrew: יהודה|יְהוּדָה
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Spanish: Judá
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trans-top|one of the Israelite tribes
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trans-top|southern Israelite kingdom
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trans-top|male given name
Hebrew: יהודה|יְהוּדָה
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See also
pedialite|Judah (Bible)

Category:Biblical characters
Category:Judaism

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