Etymology

Judea

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Today it means: Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire. Full definition →

Latin Iūdaea ← Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία ← Hebrew יְהוּדָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromיְהוּדָה
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸουδαία
  3. Latin · borrowed fromIūdaea
  4. English todayJudea

From Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

Words from the same roots

LatinIūdaea all →

Judayah

Ancient GreekἸουδαία all →

Judayah

Hebrewיְהוּדָה all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.