Judith

American  

[joo-dith] / ˈdʒu dɪθ /

noun

1. a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.

2. a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Jud.

3. a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.

4. a female given name.

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Judith British  

/ ˈdʒuːdɪθ /

noun

1. the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes

2. the book recounting this episode

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Etymology

Origin of Judith

From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”

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Judith

"This is an exciting fundamental finding that challenges the way we think about immune cells," said lead author Judith Mandl, a professor in McGill's Department of Physiology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Judith Chan, a music teacher, said she was canvassing for Kruger and Lifschitz recently when Manouchehri confronted her from a car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The BBC's Special Correspondent Judith Moritz explains what we have learned from the Thirlwall Inquiry this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“There should be some guarantees of enough water for a smaller farm,” said Judith Redmond, a Yolo County farmer who co-authored the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Then Judith took her into her own room and she beheld a bed with a head-board, a table, and a reading lamp.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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