Word Study

The meaning of יְהוּדָה

Understanding Yᵉhûwdâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3063
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

יְהוּדָה

Phoneticyeh-hoo-daw'
TransliterationYᵉhûwdâh
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

741 total references
ReferenceText
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
741x
Most Frequent Book
Jeremiah
Book Distribution
Genesis26
Exodus4
Numbers12
Deuteronomy3
Joshua22
Judges17
Ruth2
1 Samuel13
2 Samuel26
1 Kings33
2 Kings88
1 Chronicles23
2 Chronicles145
Ezra13
Nehemiah27
Esther1
Psalms10
Proverbs1
Isaiah26
Jeremiah165
Lamentations5
Ezekiel15
Daniel4
Hosea15
Joel6
Amos4
Obadiah1
Micah4
Nahum1
Zephaniah3
Haggai4
Zechariah20
Malachi2

Devotional Reflection

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