יהודה
Hebrew
Etymology
Derived from יָדָה (yadá, “to praise”). Compare Akkadian 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 (ia-u-da-a-a). Alternatively, linked to Arabic وَهْدة (wahda, “ravine, gully, gulch, lowlands”) [1]
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jehuˈda/
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Proper noun
יְהוּדָה • (y'hudá) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude
- 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׃ֿ
- va-yhí k-mishlósh ḥodashím va-yugád li-Yhudá lemór zantá Tamár kalatékha v-gam hinéh hará li-znuním va-yómer Yhudá hotsiúha v-tissaréf
- 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.’
- Judah, Judea (the tribal grouping, the kingdom, the region, the province, etc.)
- Tanach, Psalms 63:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בְּמִדְבַּר יְהוּדָה׃
- mizmór l-davíd bi-hyot-ó b-midbár yhudá
- A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
Derived terms
- גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה (gur aryé y'hudá)
- יְהוּדָה וְעוׄד לִקְרָא (y'hudá v'ód likrá)
- יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן (y'hudá v'shom'rón)
- יְהוּדִי (yehudí)
Descendants
References
- Lipiński, Edward, "L'étymologie de Juda," Vetus Testamentum 23.3 (July 1973): p. 380-381
Yiddish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jəˈhʊdə/
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