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Judah

ju·dah

UK/ˈd͡ʒuː.də/ US/ˈdʒudʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah

2.

an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center

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Origin

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

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