The meaning of “יְהוּדָה”
Understanding Yᵉhûwdâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Judah. - § Judah = "praised" - Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites - also of the tribe descended from the fi...
יְהוּדָה
Judah. - § Judah = "praised" - Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites - also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 38:23 | “And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.” Word: יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) | |
| Ruth 4:12 | “And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman.” Word: יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 22:8 | “And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.” Word: יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) | |
| Isaiah 19:17 | “And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.” Word: יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) | |
| Joel 3:18 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.” Word: יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh) |
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