Jude

J8U1D2E1
/ˈd͡ʒuːd/

proper noun

The second last book of the New Testament of the Bible.

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Jud.
OriginHebrew יְהוּדָה →
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Meanings

proper nounJude (countable and uncountable, plural Judes)

plural Judes

  1. countableuncountablebiblicalThe second last book of the New Testament of the Bible.

    Synonyms: Jud.

  2. countableuncountablebiblicalOne of the Apostles, also called Thaddaeus.
  3. countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.
  4. countableuncountableA female given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe second last book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Similar
Jud.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיְהוּדָה
  2. EnglishJude

Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”.

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Translations

Arabic يَهُوذَا
  • يَهُوذَا (yahūḏā)book of the Bible
Bengali যুদের পত্র
  • যুদের পত্র (juder potro)book of the Bible
Bulgarian Посла́ние на Ю́да
  • Посла́ние на Ю́да (Poslánie na Júda)book of the Bible
Catalan Judes
  • Judesbook of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 猶大書 /犹大书
  • 猶大書 /犹大书 (Yóudàshū)book of the Bible
Esperanto epistolo de Judaso
  • epistolo de Judasobook of the Bible
Estonian Juuda kiri
  • Juuda kiribook of the Bible
Finnish Juudas
  • Juudasbook of the Bible
French (Épître de) Jude
  • (Épître de) Judebook of the Bible
German Judas
  • Judasbook of the Bible
Greek Ιούδα
  • Ιούδα (Ioúda)book of the Bible
Hawaiian Iuda
  • Iudabook of the Bible
Hindi यहूदा
  • यहूदा (yahūdā)book of the Bible
Indonesian Yudas
  • Yudasbook of the Bible
Irish Litir Naomh Iúd, Iúd
  • Litir Naomh Iúdbook of the Bible
  • Iúdbook of the Bible
Italian Giuda
  • Giudabook of the Bible
Japanese ユダの手紙
  • ユダの手紙 (Yuda no Tegami)book of the Bible
Korean 유다서
  • 유다서 (Yudaseo)book of the Bible
Latin Iudas
  • Iudasbook of the Bible
Lithuanian Judo laiškas
  • Judo laiškasbook of the Bible
Malay Yudas
  • Yudasbook of the Bible
Māori Hūrā
  • Hūrābook of the Bible
Persian یهودا
  • یهودا (yahudâ)book of the Bible
Portuguese Judas
  • Judasbook of the Bible
Punjabi ਯਹੂਦਾਹ
  • ਯਹੂਦਾਹ (yahūdāh)book of the Bible
Russian Посла́ние Иу́ды
  • Посла́ние Иу́ды (Poslánije Iúdy)book of the Bible
Spanish Judas
  • Judasbook of the Bible
Swedish Judasbrevet
  • Judasbrevetbook of the Bible
Tagalog Judas
  • Judasbook of the Bible
Tamil யூதா
  • யூதா (yūtā)book of the Bible
Thai ยูดา
  • ยูดาbook of the Bible
Turkish Yahuda
  • Yahudabook of the Bible
Urdu یہوداہ
  • یہوداہ (ehodāh)book of the Bible
Welsh Jwdas
  • Jwdasbook of the Bible

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Jude

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

Jude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jude

MLA

“Jude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jude. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jude.

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