Judahite

English

Etymology

Judah +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌaɪt/[1]
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Hyphenation: Ju‧dah‧ite

Noun

Judahite (plural Judahites)

A descendant of Judah (the patriarch).
A descendant or member of the tribe of Judah.
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

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

References

“Judahite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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