3066. Yehudith
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Yehudith: Judith

Original Word: יְהוּדִית
Part of Speech: Adjective Feminine
Transliteration: Yehudith
Pronunciation: yeh-hoo-DEETH
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-hoo-deeth')
Definition: Judith
Meaning: the Jewish, language

Word Origin: Derived from יְהוּדָה (Yehudah), meaning "Judah"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yehudith in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew context. However, the Greek equivalent for Judah is Ἰούδας (Ioudas), Strong's Greek #2455.

Usage: The name Yehudith means "Jewess" or "woman of Judah." It is used as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to a woman associated with the tribe of Judah.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the Hebrew Bible, names often carry significant meaning and reflect the heritage or characteristics of the individual. Yehudith, being derived from Yehudah, connects the individual to the tribe of Judah, one of the prominent tribes of Israel. The tribe of Judah is historically significant as it is the tribe from which King David and, according to Christian belief, Jesus Christ descended.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of Yehudi
Definition
Jewish
NASB Translation
Judean (4), language of Judah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. יְהוּדִית adjective, of a people, feminine of foregoing, but only as

adverb in Jewish = in the Jewish language 2 Kings 18:26,28 = Isaiah 36:11,13 2Chronicles 32:18; Nehemiah 13:24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
in the Jews' language

Feminine of Yhuwdiy; the Jewish (used adverbially) language -- in the Jews' language.

see HEBREW Yhuwdiy

Forms and Transliterations
יְהוּדִ֑ית יְהוּדִ֔ית יְהוּדִ֗ית יהודית yə·hū·ḏîṯ yehuDit yəhūḏîṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 18:26
HEB: תְּדַבֵּ֤ר עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם
NAS: [it]; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing
KJV: [it]: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears
INT: speak in Judean the hearing of the people

2 Kings 18:28
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
NAS: voice in Judean, saying,
KJV: voice in the Jews' language, and spake,
INT: voice A loud Judean and spake saying

2 Chronicles 32:18
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֜וֹל יְהוּדִ֗ית עַל־ עַ֤ם
NAS: voice in the language of Judah to the people
KJV: voice in the Jews' speech unto the people
INT: voice A loud the language unto the people

Nehemiah 13:24
HEB: מַכִּירִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם
NAS: to speak the language of Judah, but the language
KJV: not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language
INT: was able to speak the language the language of his own

Isaiah 36:11
HEB: תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם
NAS: [it]; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing
KJV: [it]: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears
INT: speak with Judean the hearing of the people

Isaiah 36:13
HEB: בְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ
NAS: voice in Judean and said,
KJV: voice in the Jews' language, and said,
INT: voice A loud Judean and said Hear

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3066
6 Occurrences


yə·hū·ḏîṯ — 6 Occ.
















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