יהודה
Hebrew
editEtymology
editCompare Akkadian 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ia-u-da-a-a).
Traditionally derived from יָדָה (yadá, “to praise”); alternatively, linked to Arabic وَهْدة (wahda, “ravine, gully, gulch, lowlands”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jehuˈda/
Audio: (file) - (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /jăhuːˈðɔː/
Proper noun
editיְהוּדָה • (y'hudá) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
- (biblical) Judah (the fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez)
- Tanach, Genesis 38:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִיהוּדָה לֵאמֹר זָנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵף׃
- vay'hí k'mish'lósh khodashím vayugád liy'hudá lemór zantá tamár kalatékha v'gam hiné hará li'znuním vayómer y'hudá hotsi'úha v'tisaréf
- And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.’ And Judah said: ‘Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.’
- (biblical) Judah (the fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez)
- Judah, Judea (the tribal grouping)
- (biblical) Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel)
- Tanach, Psalms 63:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה׃
- mizmór l'davíd bihyotó b'midbár y'hudá
- A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
Derived terms
edit- גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה (gur aryé y'hudá)
- יְהוּדָה וְעוֹד לִקְרָא (y'hudá v'ód likrá)
- יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן (y'hudá v'shom'rón)
- יְהוּדִי (yehudí)
Descendants
edit- → Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ia-u2-da-a-a /yaʼuda/)
- → Ancient Greek: Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), Ἰουδᾱ́ (Ioudā́)
- → Arabic: يَهُود (yahūd, “Jews”), يَهُوذَا (yahūḏā)
- → Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ (yəhūḏā)
- → Yiddish: יהודה (yehude)
- ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos, “Jew”) (see there for further descendants)
References
edit- ^ Lipiński, Edward (1973 July) “L'étymologie de Juda”, in Vetus Testamentum, volume 23, number 3, pages 380-381
Yiddish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editיהודה • (yehude) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
- (biblical) Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel)
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