Judah
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the fourth son of Jacob and Leah.
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one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
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the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in southern Palestine, including the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “praised.”
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the fourth son of Jacob, one of whose descendants was to be the Messiah (Genesis 29:35; 49:8–12)
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the tribe descended from him
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the tribal territory of his descendants which became the nucleus of David's kingdom and, after the kingdom had been divided into Israel and Judah, the southern kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its centre
Example Sentences
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The British Museum has postponed a Jewish Culture Month event on ancient Israel and Judah over fears of planned protests.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It tends to be circular, keeping the cold air in the Arctic, explains Judah Cohen, a climate scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who writes a seasonal forecasting blog.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
"Think of it like a rubber band being pulled," Judah Cohen, a climate dynamics scientist at MIT, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
“I wanted to stay with it, but I felt like I was harassing it,” Judah wrote of his encounter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
And surely, as mean as Judah was and as crazy as Clarissa might be, they would not let their own sister or her child go hungry.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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