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Lexicon :: Strong's H3063 - yᵊhûḏâ

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יְהוּדָה
Transliteration
yᵊhûḏâ
Pronunciation
yeh-hoo-daw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 850c

Strong’s Definitions

יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'; from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:—Judah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 818x

The KJV translates Strong's H3063 in the following manner: Judah (808x), Bethlehemjudah (with H1035) (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 818x
The KJV translates Strong's H3063 in the following manner: Judah (808x), Bethlehemjudah (with H1035) (10x).

  1. Judah = "praised"

    1. the son of Jacob by Leah

    2. the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

    3. the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

    4. the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

    5. a Levite in Ezra's time

    6. an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

    7. a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

    8. a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'; from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:—Judah.
STRONGS H3063: Abbreviations
יְהוּדָה 820 proper name, masculine and of a territory Judah (treated Genesis 29:35; Genesis 49:8 (which see below) as if derived from Hoph. of ידה = praised, object of praise (on ה compare Hiph. אֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּ Psalm 28:7, יְהוֺדֶה Nehemiah 11:17), but this dubious; relation to יְהֻד, II. יְהוּדִית : unexplained; see further JastrJBL xii, 1898, 61 ff.; Assyrian Ia-u-du, of land; Ia-u-da-ai, Judaean COTGloss) —
I. proper name, masculine
1. son of Jacob and Leah, explained by Leah's words I will praise י׳ Genesis 29:35 (J); compare Jacob's prediction, thy brethren shall praise thee Genesis 49:8 (poem in J E), see also Genesis 49:9; Genesis 49:10; elsewhere Genesis 37:26; Genesis 38:1 + 14 times Genesis 38; Genesis 43:3, 8; Genesis 44:14, 16, 18; Genesis 46:28 (all J), Genesis 35:23 (P), 1 Chronicles 2:1, 3; Ruth 4:12; בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה sons of Judah Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19 (P), 1 Chronicles 2:3, 4; 1 Chronicles 4:1.
2. tribe descended from Judah Deuteronomy 33:7 (poem), Numbers 1:7 (P), Deuteronomy 27:12 +; בְּנֵי יהודה Numbers 1:26; Joshua 14:6 (D), Judges 1:8 +; שֵׁבֶט יהודה Joshua 7:16 (J), 1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 17:18; Psalm 78:68; מַטֵּה בְנֵי יהודה Joshua 15:1, 20, 21; Joshua 21:9 (all P), 1 Chronicles 6:50; elsewhere מַטֵּה יהודה Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22; Numbers 1:27; Numbers 7:12; Numbers 13:6; Numbers 34:19; Joshua 7:1, 18; Joshua 21:4 (all P); אישׁ יהודה Judges 15:20 +; אנשׁי יהודה 2 Samuel 2:4 +, (compare amelûti [ṣabê] Ia-u-du Tel el-AmarnaNo. 39 JastrJBL xii, 1893, 64).
3. nation, of southern kingdom under dynasty of David, as distinguished from northern kingdom of Ephraim or Israel: Hosea 4:15; Jeremiah 2:28; 2 Chronicles 12:12 +; of the returned exiles Nehemiah 4:4; עַם יהודה 2 Kings 14:21 2 Chronicles 26:1; Jeremiah 25:1, 2; Ezra 4:4; בְּנֵי יהודה Hosea 2:2; Jeremiah 7:30; 2 Chronicles 13:18; 25:12; 28:10; בֵּית יהודה Hosea 1:7; Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel 4:6 +; מַלְכוּת יהודה 2 Chronicles 11:17; personified, בַּת י׳ Lamentations 1:15; Lamentations 2:2, 5.
4. Levite, Ezra's time, Ezra 10:23.
5. an over-seer of Jerusalem Nehemiah 11:9.
6. Levite musician Nehemiah 12:8.
7. priest Nehemiah 12:36.
II. proper name, of a territory land of Judah, feminine Isaiah 7:6; Jeremiah 23:6 = Jeremiah 33:16; Jo 4:30; Psalm 114:2 +; ארץ יְהוּדָה 1 Samuel 22:5; 2 Kings 23:24 +; אדמת יהודה Isaiah 19:17; עָרֵי יהודה 2 Samuel 2:1; 1 Kings 12:17; 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 23:5, 8; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 44:26; Zechariah 1:12; Psalm 69:36; Lamentations 5:11; elsewhere + 15 times Chronicles, + 23 times Jeremiah; בִּיהודה Judges 15:9 +; מיהודה 1 Kings 13:1 +; הר יהודה the hill-country of Judah Joshua 11:21(D), Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11 (P), 2 Chronicles 27:4; נֶגֶב יהודה the south (country) of Judah 1 Samuel 27:10; 2 Samuel 24:7; מדבר יהודה Judges 1:16; Psalm 63:1 (title).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3061.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:35; 29:35; 35:23; 37:26; 38; 38:1; 43:3; 43:8; 44:14; 44:16; 44:18; 46:12; 46:28; 49:8; 49:8; 49:9; 49:10

Exodus

31:2; 35:30; 38:22

Numbers

1:7; 1:26; 1:27; 7:12; 13:6; 26:19; 34:19

Deuteronomy

27:12; 33:7

Joshua

7:1; 7:16; 7:18; 11:21; 14:6; 15:1; 15:20; 15:21; 20:7; 21:4; 21:9; 21:11

Judges

1:8; 1:16; 15:9; 15:20

Ruth

4:12

1 Samuel

22:5; 27:10

2 Samuel

2:1; 2:4; 24:7

1 Kings

12:17; 12:20; 13:1

2 Kings

14:21; 17:18; 18:13; 23:5; 23:8; 23:24

1 Chronicles

2:1; 2:3; 2:3; 2:4; 4:1; 6:50

2 Chronicles

11:17; 12:12; 13:18; 25:12; 26:1; 27:4; 28:10

Ezra

4:4; 10:23

Nehemiah

4:4; 11:9; 11:17; 12:8; 12:36

Psalms

28:7; 63:1; 69:36; 78:68; 114:2

Isaiah

7:6; 19:17; 40:9; 44:26

Jeremiah

2:28; 3:18; 7:30; 23:6; 25:1; 25:2; 33:16

Lamentations

1:15; 2:2; 2:5; 5:11

Ezekiel

4:6

Hosea

1:7; 2:2; 4:15

Zechariah

1:12

H3063

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3063 matches the Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yᵊhûḏâ),
which occurs 25 times in 22 verses in 'Jdg' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:2 - And the LORD said, Judah H3063 shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3 - And Judah H3063 said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:4 - And Judah H3063 went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:8 - Now the children of Judah H3063 had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9 - And afterward the children of Judah H3063 went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:10 - And Judah H3063 went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:16 - And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah H3063 into the wilderness of Judah, H3063 which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:17 - And Judah H3063 went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - Also Judah H3063 took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:19 - And the LORD was with Judah; H3063 and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:9 - Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, H3063 and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:9 - Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, H3063 and spread themselves in Lehi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:10 - And the men of Judah H3063 said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11 - Then three thousand men of Judah H3063 went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:7 - And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah H3063 of the family of Judah, H3063 who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:8 - And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah H3063 to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, H3063 and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:12 - And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: H3063 wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:1 - And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. H3063

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:2 - And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, H3063 and was there four whole months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:18 - And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah H3063 toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, H3063 but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18 - And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah H3063 shall go up first.
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