Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Judith
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| Meaning | Woman of Judah, praise. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Judith is Hebrew in origin and its meaning is woman of Judah, Jewess or praise.
Judith is pronounced joo-di-th. Judith was a daughter of Beeri the Hittite and a wife of Esau, son of Isaac. Her three sons were the founders of the tribes of Edom. Judith is also the name of the heroine of the apocryphal Book of Judith. She was a beautiful widow who delivered the Israelites from Holofernes, general of Nebuchadnezzar. Biblical reference for baby name Judith: Genesis 26:34; Book of Judith Strong's Bible concordance H3067 |
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