Hebrew · H3064

יְהוּדִי

A Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)

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יְהוּדִיH3064

Pronunciationyĕhûdiy

What does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) mean in the Bible?

יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy): Ethnic and religious identity marker denoting membership in Judah's tribe, later the Jewish people and faith community

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What does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) mean in the Bible?

יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy): Ethnic and religious identity marker denoting membership in Judah's tribe, later the Jewish people and faith community

How does the BSB render H3064?

The BSB source-word alignment has 75 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Jews (34), of the Jews (8), Jews (7), the Jew (6), among the Jews (3).

Where does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 16:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (52), Jeremiah (10), Nehemiah (10), 2 Kings (2).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

the Jews34×Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:12, Esther 3:6

of the Jews8×Nehemiah 1:2, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:1, Esther 8:17

Jews7×Nehemiah 4:2, Nehemiah 5:1, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 13:23

the Jew6×Esther 5:13, Esther 6:10, Esther 8:7, Esther 9:29

among the Jews3×Esther 4:3, Esther 8:17, Esther 10:3

for the Jews2×Esther 4:14, Esther 8:16

[and] the Jews1×Esther 9:1

[of the] Jews1×Jeremiah 43:9

a Jewish1×Esther 2:5

along with the Judeans1×2 Kings 25:25

and the Jews1×Nehemiah 6:6

is Jewish1×Esther 6:13

Jew {in bondage}1×Jeremiah 34:9

may the Jews1×Esther 9:13

of a Jew1×Zechariah 8:23

our Jewish1×Nehemiah 5:8

so that the Jews1×Esther 8:13

So the Jews1×Esther 9:23

the men of Judah1×2 Kings 16:6

they1×Jeremiah 40:12

was a Jew1×Esther 3:4

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First aligned row2 Kings 16:6

Aligned rows75

Books represented5

2 Kings2Nehemiah10Esther52Jeremiah10Zechariah1

Source forms

הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים8xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmNehemiah 4:12, Esther 8:5, Esther 8:9, Esther 9:23

הַיְּהוּדִים֙6xhay·yə·hū·ḏîm2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 13:23, Esther 9:1, Esther 9:5

הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים5xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmEsther 9:20, Esther 9:30, Jeremiah 38:19, Jeremiah 40:12

הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃5xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmNehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 5:1, Esther 3:10, Esther 4:13

הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים4xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmNehemiah 5:8, Esther 4:16, Esther 8:8, Esther 9:2

הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים4xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmEsther 6:13, Esther 8:9, Esther 9:16, Jeremiah 40:11

הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים4xhay·yə·hū·ḏîmEsther 8:17, Esther 9:10, Esther 9:24, Esther 9:25

הַיְּהוּדִיִּים3xhay·yə·hū·ḏī·yīmEsther 8:1, Esther 8:13, Esther 9:15

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural49x2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 4:1

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural7xEsther 4:3, Esther 4:14, Esther 8:11, Esther 8:16

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular6xEsther 5:13, Esther 6:10, Esther 8:7, Esther 9:29

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural3xNehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:18

Noun - proper - masculine plural3xJeremiah 43:9, Jeremiah 52:28, Jeremiah 52:30

Noun - proper - masculine singular3xEsther 2:5, Esther 3:4, Zechariah 8:23

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural2xEsther 4:7, Esther 8:7

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural1xNehemiah 2:16

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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יְהוּדִי

What does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) mean in the Bible?

What does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3064?

Where does יְהוּדִי (yĕhûdiy) appear in Scripture?

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