Meanings
- biblicalThe fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
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Now 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: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26 - biblicalA traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; 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.
And 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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 21:11 - A male given name from Hebrew.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewיְהוּדָה
- EnglishJudah
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.
More words from Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἰουδά
- Ἰουδά (Ioudá)fourth son of Jacob
Arabic يَهُوذَا
- يَهُوذَا (yahūḏā)fourth son of Jacob
Bengali এহুদা
- এহুদা (ehuda)fourth son of Jacob
Chinese Mandarin 猶大 /犹大
- 猶大 /犹大 (Yóudà)fourth son of Jacob
Dutch Juda, Juda
- Judafourth son of Jacob
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
- Judasouthern Israelite kingdom
- Judamale given name
Esperanto Judujo
- Judujosouthern Israelite kingdom
French Juda, Juda
- Judafourth son of Jacob
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
German Juda, Juda
- Judafourth son of Jacob
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
- Judasouthern Israelite kingdom
Hebrew יְהוּדָה, יְהוּדָה
- יְהוּדָה (yehudá)fourth son of Jacob
- יְהוּדָה (yehudá)one of the Israelite tribes
- יְהוּדָה (yehudá)southern Israelite kingdom
- יְהוּדָה (yehudá)male given name
Hindi यहूदा, यहूदा
- यहूदा (yahūdā)fourth son of Jacob
- यहूदा (yahūdā)one of the Israelite tribes
- यहूदिया (yahūdiyā)southern Israelite kingdom
- यहूदा (yahūdā)male given name
Hungarian Júda, Júda
- Júdafourth son of Jacob
- Júdaone of the Israelite tribes
- Júdai Királyságsouthern Israelite kingdom
- Júda királyságasouthern Israelite kingdom
Italian Giuda
- Giudaone of the Israelite tribes
Japanese ユダ
- ユダ (Yuda)fourth son of Jacob
Korean 유다
- 유다 (Yuda)fourth son of Jacob
Latvian Juda
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
Lithuanian Judas, judėjai
- Judasfourth son of Jacob
- judėjaione of the Israelite tribes
- Judėjasouthern Israelite kingdom
- Judėjos karalystėsouthern Israelite kingdom
Malay Yehuda
- Yehudafourth son of Jacob
Norwegian Juda
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
Polish Juda, Juda
- Judafourth son of Jacob
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
- Judamale given name
Portuguese Judá, Judá
- Judáfourth son of Jacob
- Judáone of the Israelite tribes
- Judásouthern Israelite kingdom
- Judámale given name
Russian Иу́да
- Иу́да (Iúda)fourth son of Jacob
Scottish Gaelic Iùdah, Iùdah
- Iùdahfourth son of Jacob
- Iùdahsouthern Israelite kingdom
Spanish Judá, Judá
- Judáfourth son of Jacob
- Judáone of the Israelite tribes
- Judásouthern Israelite kingdom
Swedish Yehuda, Juda
- Yehudafourth son of Jacob
- Judaone of the Israelite tribes
Yiddish יהודה, יהודה
- יהודה (yehude)fourth son of Jacob
- יהודה (yehude)one of the Israelite tribes
- יהודה (yehude)southern Israelite kingdom
- יהודה (yehude)male given name
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Cite this entry
Judah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judah
“Judah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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