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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יְהוּדָה H3063

Pronunciation yĕhûdāh

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 Judah 471× Genesis 46:12, Exodus 31:2, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 38:22

Judah 125× Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2

in Judah 46× Judges 15:9, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8, Judges 17:9

And Judah 42× Genesis 43:8, Exodus 1:2, Joshua 19:34, Judges 1:18

over Judah 21× 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:8

from Judah 17× Genesis 49:10, Numbers 1:7, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 13:12

to Judah 8× 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 Judah 6× Judges 10:9, 2 Kings 15:37, 2 Kings 23:26, 2 Chronicles 20:22

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

When Judah 5× Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 44:14, Judges 1:4

But Judah 4× Genesis 43:3, 1 Chronicles 9:1, Hosea 11:12, Joel 3:20

Then Judah 4× Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:8, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 44:18

[The people of] Judah 3× 1 Kings 4:20, 2 Chronicles 25:5, Jeremiah 36:6

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

So Judah 3× 2 Kings 25:21, 2 Chronicles 11:12, Jeremiah 52:27

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

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

Then the men of Judah 2× Judges 1:3, Judges 1:17

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

- 1× 2 Samuel 19:43

[people] of Judah 1× Jeremiah 44:26

[the men of] Judah 1× 2 Samuel 19:15

and cause Judah 1× Jeremiah 32:35

and for Judah’s 1× Jeremiah 50:20

and had led Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 21:11

and have caused Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 21:13

And I will hand Judah 1× Jeremiah 20:4

and Judahites 1× 2 Chronicles 31:6

and some men from Judah 1× 1 Chronicles 12:16

Belonging to Judah 1× Ezekiel 37:16

belongs to Judah 1× 2 Samuel 3:8

concerning Judah 1× Deuteronomy 33:7

even Judah 1× Micah 1:9

for Judah’s 1× Joshua 19:9

has caused Judah 1× 2 Kings 21:11

he had caused Judah 1× 2 Kings 21:16

into Judah 1× Isaiah 8:8

it in Judah 1× Jeremiah 5:20

it to Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 26:2

Judah [is] 1× Psalms 60:7

Judah will be first 1× Judges 20:18

may Judah 1× Hosea 4:15

Meanwhile, the people of Judah 1× Nehemiah 4:10

Now Judah 1× Genesis 38:6

Now when Judah 1× Genesis 38:20

of Judah, however 1× Nehemiah 11:3

of the Judahites 1× Numbers 2:3

of Yehudah 1× Ezra 3:9

people in Judah 1× Nehemiah 13:15

sent Judah 1× 1 Chronicles 6:15

So [the people of] Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 20:4

son of Judah 1× 1 Chronicles 9:4

that of Judah 1× Zechariah 12:7

the [people] of Judah 1× Jeremiah 40:15

the territory of Judah 1× 1 Samuel 30:14

to the people of Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 14:7

upon Judah 1× Amos 2:5

When the men of Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 20:24

with Judah 1× 2 Chronicles 25:10

you people of Judah 1× Jeremiah 7:2

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Usage map

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

First aligned row Genesis 29:35

Aligned rows 819

Books represented 33

Genesis 28 Exodus 4 Numbers 13 Deuteronomy 4 Joshua 24 Judges 25 Ruth 4 1 Samuel 14 2 Samuel 29 1 Kings 42 2 Kings 95 1 Chronicles 24 2 Chronicles 161 Ezra 13 Nehemiah 28 Esther 1 Psalms 10 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 29 Jeremiah 183 Lamentations 5 Ezekiel 15 Daniel 4 Hosea 15 Joel 6 Amos 4 Obadiah 1 Micah 4 Nahum 1 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 4 Zechariah 22 Malachi 3

Source forms

יְהוּדָ֔ה 145x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 38:7, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:22, Genesis 38:24

יְהוּדָ֑ה 111x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 29:35, Genesis 38:12, Exodus 38:22, Numbers 1:27

יְהוּדָ֖ה 95x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 43:3, Numbers 2:3

יְהוּדָֽה׃ 80x yə·hū·ḏāh Exodus 31:2, Exodus 35:30, Numbers 7:12, Joshua 7:16

יְהוּדָה֙ 66x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 38:8, Genesis 38:23, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 15:63

יְהוּדָ֗ה 65x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Genesis 44:18

יְהוּדָ֛ה 25x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6, Numbers 10:14, Joshua 15:12

יְהוּדָ֜ה 23x yə·hū·ḏāh Genesis 38:20, Genesis 43:8, 2 Samuel 19:42, 2 Samuel 19:43

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 675x Genesis 29:35, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 43x Judges 10:9, Judges 15:9, Judges 18:12, 1 Samuel 23:3

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 38x Genesis 35:23, Exodus 1:2, Deuteronomy 27:12, 1 Samuel 17:52

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 30x Genesis 38:24, Numbers 1:7, Deuteronomy 33:7, Ruth 4:12

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

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

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Joshua 19:34, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 24:20, 2 Chronicles 34:21

Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 4x Ezra 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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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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