What does יְהוּדִית (yĕhûdiyt) mean in the Bible?
יְהוּדִית (yĕhûdiyt): Language marker of ethnic and religious identity; distinguishes Judean speech from Aramaic and other tongues
Hebrew · H3066
יְהוּדִית
The Jewish (used adverbially) language
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יְהוּדִית H3066
Pronunciation yĕhûdiyt
What does יְהוּדִית (yĕhûdiyt) mean in the Bible?
יְהוּדִית (yĕhûdiyt): Language marker of ethnic and religious identity; distinguishes Judean speech from Aramaic and other tongues
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3066?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in Hebrew (5), the language of Judah (1).
Where does יְהוּדִית (yĕhûdiyt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:26. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (2), Isaiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1).
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 in Hebrew 5× 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Chronicles 32:18, Isaiah 36:11
the language of Judah 1× Nehemiah 13:24
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 18:26 יְהוּדִ֔ית to in Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 18:28 יְהוּדִ֑ית to in Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 32:18 יְהוּדִ֗ית to in Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular Nehemiah 13:24 יְהוּדִ֑ית to the language of Judah Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 36:11 יְהוּדִ֔ית to in Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 36:13 יְהוּדִ֑ית to in Hebrew Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 18:26
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
יְהוּדִ֑ית 3x yə·hū·ḏîṯ 2 Kings 18:28, Nehemiah 13:24, Isaiah 36:13
יְהוּדִ֔ית 2x yə·hū·ḏîṯ 2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:11
יְהוּדִ֗ית 1x yə·hū·ḏîṯ 2 Chronicles 32:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Chronicles 32:18, Nehemiah 13:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Language marker of ethnic and religious identity; distinguishes Judean speech from Aramaic and other tongues
Source Gloss
the Jewish (used adverbially) language
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Language marker of ethnic and religious identity; distinguishes Judean speech from Aramaic and other tongues
the Jewish (used adverbially) language BDB: in Jewish Usage: in the Jews' language.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְהוּדִית is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain