Judah

American  

[joo-duh] / ˈdʒu də /

Douay Bible, Juda

noun

1. 1. (in the Bible) the fourth son of Jacob and Leah.

   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.

2. the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in southern Palestine, including the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “praised.”

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Judah British  

/ ˈdʒuːdə /

noun

1. the fourth son of Jacob, one of whose descendants was to be the Messiah (Genesis 29:35; 49:8–12)

2. the tribe descended from him

3. 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

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Example Sentences

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

Peering through his goggles, diver Ted Judah had laid eyes on a deep-sea creature rarely encountered by humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

When Ms. Noonan compares Prime Minister Netanyahu to a sleek and prowling operator and an “animal,” it doesn’t seem like she means the Lion of Judah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Surely Charlie could stop Judah from selling the farm, and then, debt or no debt, she’d take Rachel home.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson