| 1. | Judges. |
| 2. | Judith (Apocrypha). |
[juhj-iz] 
) | a book of the Bible containing the history of Israel under the judges and covering the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. Abbreviation: Jud. |
[joo-dith] | 1. | a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept. |
| 2. | a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Abbreviation: Jud. |
| 3. | a river in central Montana, flowing N from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 mi. (200 km) long. |
| 4. | a female given name. |
| Jud. Judith |