יהודה

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ia-u-da-a-a).

Traditionally derived from יָדָה (yadá, “to praise”); alternatively, linked to Arabic وَهْدة (wahda, “ravine, gully, gulch, lowlands”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jehuˈda/

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• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jăhuːˈðɔː/

Proper noun

יְהוּדָה • (y'hudá) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
   1. (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.’

2. Judah, Judea (the tribal grouping)
3. (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

• 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

• → Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ia-u₂-da-a-a /⁠yaʼuda⁠/)
• → Ancient Greek: Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), Ἰουδᾱ́ (Ioudā́)
  • → Old Armenian: Յուդա (Yuda), Յուդայ (Yuday), Յուդաս (Yudas)
    • Armenian: Հուդա (Huda)
  • → Latin: Iūdās, Jūdās
    • → Catalan: Judes
    • Italian: Giuda
    • → Middle English: Iudas
      • English: Judas, Jude
• → Arabic: يَهُود (yahūd, “Jews”), يَهُوذَا (yahūḏā)
• → Classical Syriac: ܝܗܘܕܐ (yəhūḏā)
• → Yiddish: יהודה (yehude)
• ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos, “Jew”) (see there for further descendants)

References

• H3063 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəˈhʊdə/

Proper noun

יהודה • (yehude) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
   1. (biblical) Judah (the fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez)
2. (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)