יְהוּדָה

Strong’s Definition

Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Etymology & Derivation

from H3034 (יָדָה); celebrated;

KJV Usage

Judah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhûwdâh; Pronunciation: yeh-hoo-daw'