יהודה

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Hebrew

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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

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׃ֿ
        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.’
  2. 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

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Lipiński, Edward, "L'étymologie de Juda," Vetus Testamentum 23.3 (July 1973): p. 380-381

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוּדָה.

Pronunciation

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. Judah, Judea (the kingdom, the region, the province, etc.)
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