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 most famous golem is the one allegedly made by the 16th century Rabbi Judah Low ben Bezulel of Prague to protect the Jewish people from antisemitic attacks.
From Los Angeles Times
Judah, the oldest child, selected a 200-piece puzzle of a painting by an aspiring young Black artist and dumped it on the table.
From Los Angeles Times
Judah Brown shot 3 for 6 from beyond the arc and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding six rebounds.
From Seattle Times
It is an epic saga of Judah Ben-Hur, the Jewish prince banished to Roman serfdom who after many vicissitudes returns to his people and is converted to Christianity.
From Los Angeles Times
Judah Mintz tried to drive the lane for a go-ahead layup but was called for an offensive foul that was upgraded to a flagrant foul.
From Seattle Times
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