Hebrew · H3063

יְהוּדָה

Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

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יְהוּדָהH3063

Pronunciationyĕhûdāh

What does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) mean in the Bible?

יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory".

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What does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) mean in the Bible?

יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory".

How does the BSB render H3063?

The BSB source-word alignment has 819 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Judah (471), Judah (125), in Judah (46), And Judah (42), over Judah (21).

Where does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (183), 2 Chronicles (161), 2 Kings (95), 1 Kings (42).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Judah471×Genesis 46:12, Exodus 31:2, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 38:22

Judah125×Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2

in Judah46×Judges 15:9, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8, Judges 17:9

And Judah42×Genesis 43:8, Exodus 1:2, Joshua 19:34, Judges 1:18

over Judah21×1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:8

from Judah17×Genesis 49:10, Numbers 1:7, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:12

to Judah8×Ruth 4:12, 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 18:22, 2 Kings 24:3

. . .6×Numbers 10:14, 2 Kings 8:16, 2 Kings 18:16, 1 Chronicles 6:65

against Judah6×Judges 10:9, 2 Kings 15:37, 2 Kings 23:26, 2 Chronicles 20:22

O Judah6×2 Chronicles 20:17, Jeremiah 2:28, Jeremiah 11:13, Hosea 6:4

When Judah5×Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 44:14, Judges 1:4

But Judah4×Genesis 43:3, 1 Chronicles 9:1, Hosea 11:12, Joel 3:20

Then Judah4×Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:8, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 44:18

[The people of] Judah3×1 Kings 4:20, 2 Chronicles 25:5, Jeremiah 36:6

Judah’s3×Genesis 38:7, Genesis 38:12, 1 Chronicles 2:3

So Judah3×2 Kings 25:21, 2 Chronicles 11:12, Jeremiah 52:27

of Judah’s2×1 Kings 2:32, 2 Kings 25:27

the people of Judah2×2 Chronicles 14:4, 2 Chronicles 32:9

Then the men of Judah2×Judges 1:3, Judges 1:17

throughout Judah2×2 Chronicles 17:9, Ezra 10:7

-1×2 Samuel 19:43

[people] of Judah1×Jeremiah 44:26

[the men of] Judah1×2 Samuel 19:15

and cause Judah1×Jeremiah 32:35

and for Judah’s1×Jeremiah 50:20

and had led Judah1×2 Chronicles 21:11

and have caused Judah1×2 Chronicles 21:13

And I will hand Judah1×Jeremiah 20:4

and Judahites1×2 Chronicles 31:6

and some men from Judah1×1 Chronicles 12:16

Belonging to Judah1×Ezekiel 37:16

belongs to Judah1×2 Samuel 3:8

concerning Judah1×Deuteronomy 33:7

even Judah1×Micah 1:9

for Judah’s1×Joshua 19:9

has caused Judah1×2 Kings 21:11

he had caused Judah1×2 Kings 21:16

into Judah1×Isaiah 8:8

it in Judah1×Jeremiah 5:20

it to Judah1×2 Chronicles 26:2

Judah [is]1×Psalms 60:7

Judah will be first1×Judges 20:18

may Judah1×Hosea 4:15

Meanwhile, the people of Judah1×Nehemiah 4:10

Now Judah1×Genesis 38:6

Now when Judah1×Genesis 38:20

of Judah, however1×Nehemiah 11:3

of the Judahites1×Numbers 2:3

of Yehudah1×Ezra 3:9

people in Judah1×Nehemiah 13:15

sent Judah1×1 Chronicles 6:15

So [the people of] Judah1×2 Chronicles 20:4

son of Judah1×1 Chronicles 9:4

that of Judah1×Zechariah 12:7

the [people] of Judah1×Jeremiah 40:15

the territory of Judah1×1 Samuel 30:14

to the people of Judah1×2 Chronicles 14:7

upon Judah1×Amos 2:5

When the men of Judah1×2 Chronicles 20:24

with Judah1×2 Chronicles 25:10

you people of Judah1×Jeremiah 7:2

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 29:35

Aligned rows819

Books represented33

Genesis28Exodus4Numbers13Deuteronomy4Joshua24Judges25Ruth41 Samuel142 Samuel291 Kings422 Kings951 Chronicles242 Chronicles161Ezra13Nehemiah28Esther1Psalms10Proverbs1Isaiah29Jeremiah183Lamentations5Ezekiel15Daniel4Hosea15Joel6Amos4Obadiah1Micah4Nahum1Zephaniah3Haggai4Zechariah22Malachi3

Source forms

יְהוּדָ֔ה145xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 38:7, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:22, Genesis 38:24

יְהוּדָ֑ה111xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 29:35, Genesis 38:12, Exodus 38:22, Numbers 1:27

יְהוּדָ֖ה95xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 43:3, Numbers 2:3

יְהוּדָֽה׃80xyə·hū·ḏāhExodus 31:2, Exodus 35:30, Numbers 7:12, Joshua 7:16

יְהוּדָה֙66xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 38:8, Genesis 38:23, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 15:63

יְהוּדָ֗ה65xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 38:12, Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:18

יְהוּדָ֛ה25xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6, Numbers 10:14, Joshua 15:12

יְהוּדָ֜ה23xyə·hū·ḏāhGenesis 38:20, Genesis 43:8, 2 Samuel 19:42, 2 Samuel 19:43

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular675xGenesis 29:35, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular43xJudges 10:9, Judges 15:9, Judges 18:12, 1 Samuel 23:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular38xGenesis 35:23, Exodus 1:2, Deuteronomy 27:12, 1 Samuel 17:52

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular30xGenesis 38:24, Numbers 1:7, Deuteronomy 33:7, Ruth 4:12

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular11xGenesis 49:10, Judges 15:11, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:12

Noun - proper - feminine singular6xEzra 3:9, Ezra 4:1, Ezra 4:4, Ezra 4:6

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular5xJoshua 19:34, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 34:21

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular4xEzra 1:2, Ezra 1:3, Ezra 9:9, Ezra 10:7

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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יְהוּדָה

What does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) mean in the Bible?

What does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3063?

Where does יְהוּדָה (yĕhûdāh) appear in Scripture?

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