Judah name - Meaning of Judah

Judah name - Meaning of Judah

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
8
See Lucky Number 8 Meaning
Usage
Biblical, Hebrew
Pronounced
JOO-də (English), JOO-dah
Judah Meaning
From the Hebrew name (Yehudah) which meant "praised". Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, as told in the Old Testament. This tribe eventually formed the kingdom of Judah in the south of Israel. King David and Jesus were descendents of Judah. Judah is derived from the Hebrew name "Yehudah", itself derived from the word "yadah", which means "to praise".

Judah Related Names
Other Languages: Ioudas (Biblical Greek), Yehudah (Biblical Hebrew), Iudas (Biblical Latin), Jude (English), Yehudah (Hebrew), Yidel, Yudel (Yiddish)


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