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Ju⋅dah

  [joo-duh]
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–noun
1. the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
3. the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in S Palestine, including the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Compare Ephraim (def. 3).
4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “praised.”
Also, Douay Bible, Juda (for defs. 1–3).
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Ju·dah 1   (jōō'də)   
In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

[Hebrew yəhûdâ.]
Ju·dah 2   (jōō'də)   
An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It lasted from the division of Palestine in 931 B.C. until the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.

[Hebrew yəhûdâ.]
Mac·ca·be·us also Mac·ca·bae·us   (māk'ə-bē'əs)   
Jewish patriot and most famous member of the Maccabees family. His rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem (164 B.C.) is commemorated by the feast of Hanukkah.
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Word Origin & History

Judah 
masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob by Leah, also the name of a tribe of Israel, from Heb. Yehudah, from stem of y-d-h, lit. "praised."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Judah

praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah's words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: "Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah" (Gen. 29:35). It was Judah that interposed in behalf of Joseph, so that his life was spared (Gen. 37:26, 27). He took a lead in the affairs of the family, and "prevailed above his brethren" (Gen. 43:3-10; 44:14, 16-34; 46:28; 1 Chr. 5:2). Soon after the sale of Joseph to the Ishmaelites, Judah went to reside at Adullam, where he married a woman of Canaan. (See ONAN ØT0002787; TAMAR.) After the death of his wife Shuah, he returned to his father's house, and there exercised much influence over the patriarch, taking a principal part in the events which led to the whole family at length going down into Egypt. We hear nothing more of him till he received his father's blessing (Gen. 49:8-12).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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