Judah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוּדָה

יְהוּדָה

Yᵉhûwdâh · pronounced yeh-hoo-daw' · Strong's H3063 · a man

Judah means celebrated.

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Strong's definition

from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.

First appearance

Gen 29:35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. (KJV)

Every verse that names Judah

754 occurrences in 754 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

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