Judah

Origin

Old Testament Hebrew יְהוּדָה, a son of Jacob.

Full definition of Judah

Proper noun

1. Fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 35:22b-26Now 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:

1. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.
2. (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.
• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, 21:11And 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.
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Derived terms

• Judahite
• Judaic
• Judaism
• Judea
• Jew
• Lion of Judah