Judahite

English

Etymology

Judah +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌaɪt/

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• Hyphenation: Ju‧dah‧ite

Noun

Judahite (plural Judahites)

1. A descendant of Judah (the patriarch).
2. A descendant or member of the tribe of Judah.
3. An inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.

Translations

a descendant of Judah (the patriarch or tribe), an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah

• Dutch: Judeeër (nl) m
• German: Judäer m, Judäerin f

Adjective

Judahite

1. Of or pertaining to Judah (the patriarch), to the tribe of Judah, or to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants.

Translations

of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants

• Dutch: Judees (nl)
• German: judäisch

See also

• Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
• (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
• Israel
• Israeli
• Israelite
• Israelitic
• Israelitish
• Jew
• Jewish
• Judah
• Judean