American English pronunciation
How to pronounce judah
IPA transcription: ['dʒudə]
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Noun
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(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
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an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
Usage examples
- Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?
- He rebuilt Elath, and restored it to Judah, after his father's death.
- Nebuchadnezzar responded by invading Judah.
- Jehu severed Israel's alliances with Phoenicia and Judah, and became subject to Assyria.
- Some theorists consider that the same structure may have occurred earlier in Judah.
- He was a member of the Tribe of Judah.
- Two of his sons are mentioned, Funes and Judah.