Original: Ἰουδά

Transliteration: Ioudá

Phonetic: ee-oo-dah'

Short Definition: Judah

- Original: Ἰουδά

- Transliteration: Iouda

- Phonetic: ee-oo-dah'

- Definition: Judah = "he shall be praised"

1. the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob

2. the tribe that were the offspring of Judah

3. the region occupied by the tribe

4. a city of the tribe of Judah, conjectured to be Hebron, which was a city assigned to the priests and located in the hill country, and the native place of John the Baptist according to Jewish tradition

- Origin: of hebrew origin H3063 or perhaps H3194

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H3063] or perhaps [H3194]; Judah (that is Jehudah or Juttah) a part of (or place in) Palestine: - Judah.

Cognate: G2449, G2450, G2451, G2452, G2453, G2454