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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"I was shocked to hear this because this species was not to be known to be in the Central Pacific," said Judah.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Rather than refer to the Jews as Israelites, the Book of Esther calls them Yehudim—descendants of Judah, the biblical son of Jacob, whose name derives from the Hebrew word hoda’ah, grateful acknowledgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 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

“Have you read it? We’re all over that. Someone must not have been careful. Judah of Regensburg and Elazar Rokeach seemed to more or less know...”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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