Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Judah
| Name | Judah (Add to Favourite List?) | ||
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| Meaning | Praise. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Judah is Hebrew in origin and its meaning is praise. The word Jew originates from the same Hebrew root as Judah.
Judah is pronounced joo-daw'. Judah is the name of five men in the Bible, and also the name of the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah. Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. He was the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Judah was the leader of his brothers, and played a role in saving Joseph's life, and in establishing the family's fortunes at Egypt. Judah was the ancestor of David, and of Joseph, the foster-father of Jesus. The territory occupied by the tribe of Judah was also called Judah. After the death of Solomon, the country of Israel broke up, and the southern territory belonging to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin was called the kingdom of Judah. Judah was also the name of a priest who lived during the time of Ezra. He belonged to the tribe of Levi. Judah was an overseer supervising the reconstruction of the city of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah. Judah was a musician at the temple during the time of Nehemiah. Judah was a priest in the time of Nehemiah. Biblical reference for baby name Judah: Genesis 29:35; 35:2; 37:26; 38:1-26; 43:3; 8; 44:14; 44:16; 18; 46:12; 28; 49:8-10; Exodus 1:2; 31:2; 35:3; 38:22; Numbers 1:7; 26; 27; 2:3; 9; 7:12; 10:14; 13:6; 26:19; 20; 22; 34:19; Deuteronomy 27:12; 33:7; 34:2; Joshua 7:1; 16-:18; 11:21; 14:6; 15:12-63; 18:5-14; 19:1-34; 20:7; 21:4; 9; 11; Judges 1:2-19; 10:9; 15:9-11; 17:7; 18:12; 20:18; Ruth 1:7; 4:12; 1 Samuel 11:8; 15:4; 17:1; 52; 18:16; 22:5; 23:3; 23; 27:6; 27:10; 30:14; 16; 26; 27:10; 30:14; 16; 2 Samuel 1:18; 2:1, 4; 2:4-11; 3:8,10; 5:5; 11:11; 12:8; 19:11-43; 20:2, 4, 5; 21:2; 24:1, 7, 9; 1 Kings 1:9, 35; 2:32; 4:20, 25; 12:17-32; 13:1, 12, 14, 21; 14:21-29; 15:1-33; 16:8-29; 19:3; 22:2, 10, 29, 41, 45, 51; 2 Kings 1:17; 3:1,7, 9, 14; 8:16-29; 9:16, 21-29; 10:13; 12:18, 19; 13:1, 10, 12; 14:1-28; 15:1-37; 16:1, 19; 17:1-19; 18:1-22; 19:10, 30; 20:20; 21:11-25; 22:13, 16, 18; 23:1-28; 24:2-20; 25:21-27; 1 Chronicles 2:1, 3, 4, 10; 4:1, 21, 27, 41; 5:2, 17; 6:15, 55, 65; 9:1, 3, 4; 12:16, 24; 13:6; 21:5; 27:18; 28:4; 2 Chronicles 2:7; 9:11; 10:17; 11:1-:23; 12:4, 5, 12; 13:1-18; 14:4-12; 15:2-15; 16:1-11; 17:2-19; 18:3, 9, 28; 19:1, 5, 11; 20:3-35; 21:3-17; 22:1-10; 23:2, 8; 24:5-23; 25:5-28; 26:1, 2; 27:4, 7; 28:6-26; 29:8, 21; 30:1-25; 31:1-20; 32:1-33; 33:9, 14, 16; 34:3-30; 35:18-27; 36:4-23; Ezra 1:2-8; 2:1; 3:9; 4:1-6; 9:9; 10:7, 9, 23; Nehemiah 1:2; 2:5, 7; 4:10, 16; 5:14; 6:7, 17, 18; 7:6; 11:3-36; 12:8-44; 13:12-17; Esther 2:6; Psalms 48:11; 60:7; 68:27; 69:35; 76:1; 78:68; 97:8; 108:8; 114:2; Proverbs 25:1; Isaiah 1:1; 2:1; 3:1, 8; 5:3, 7; 7:1, 6, 17; 8:8; 9:21; 11:12, 13; 19:17; 22:8, 21; 26:1; 36:1, 7; 37:10, 31; 38:9; 40:9; 44:26; 48:1; 65:9; Jeremiah 1:2, 3, 15, 18; 2:28; 3:7-18; 4:3-16; 5:11, 20; 7:2-34; 8:1; 9:11, 26; 10:22; 11:2-17; 12:14; 13:9, 11, 19; 14:2, 19; 15:4; 17:1, 19, 20, 25, 26; 18:11; 19:3, 4, 7, 13; 20:4, 5; 21:7, 11; 22:1-30; 23:6; 24:1, 5, 8; 25:1, 2, 3, 18; 26:1-19; 27:1-21; 28:1, 4; 29:2, 3, 22; 30:3, 4; 31:23-31; 32:1, 3; 32, 30-44; 33:4-16; 34:2-22; 35:1, 13, 17; 36:1-32; 37:1, 7; 39:1-10; 40:1-15; 42:15, 19; 43:4, 5; 44:2; -30; 45:1; 46:2; 49:34; 50:4, 20, 33; 51:5, 59; 52:3-31; Lamentations 1:3, 15; 2:2, 5; 5:11; Ezekiel 4:6; 8:1, 17; 9:9; 21:20; 25:3, 8, 12; 27:17; 37:16, 19; 48:7, 8, 22, 31; Daniel 1:1, 2, 6; 9:7; Hosea 1:1, 7, 11; 4:15; 5:5-14; 6:4, 11; 8:14; 10:11; 11:12; 12:2; Joel 3:1-20; Amos 1:1; 2:4, 5; 7:12; Obadiah 1:12; Micah 1:1, 5, 9; 5:2; Nahum 1:15; Zephaniah 1:1, 4; 2:7; Haggai 1:1, 14; 2:2, 21; Zechariah 1:12, 19, 21; 2:12; 8:13, 15, 19; 9:7, 13; 10:3, 6; 11:14; 12:2-7; 14:5, 14, 21; Malachi 2:11; 3:4 Strong's Bible concordance H3063 |
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