Judah

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• Judah — ist der Name folgender Personen: Mel Judah (* 1947), australischer Pokerspieler Zab Judah (* 1977), US amerikanischer Boxer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Judah — m Biblical name, possibly meaning ‘praised’ in Hebrew, borne by the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis 29: 35), who gave his name to one of the twelve tribes of Israel and to one of its two kingdoms. Cognate: Hebrew: Yehuda …   First names dictionary

• Judah — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Judah imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = meaning = region = origin = related names = footnotes = Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Standard Hebrew: Yəhuda ; Tiberian vocalization:unicode|Yəhûḏāh, Celebrated,… …   Wikipedia

• Judah — /jooh deuh/, n. 1. the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:35. 2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him. 3. the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in S Palestine, including the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Cf. Ephraim… …   Universalium

• Judah — (fl. ?19th 16th cent, BCE)    Israelite, fourth son of Jacob and Leah. When the sons of Jacob turned against Joseph, the 11th son Judah convinced them to sell Joseph to travelling Ishmaelites rather than leave him to die in a pit (Genesis 37).… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

• Judah —    Praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah (Gen. 29:35).    It was Judah that interposed in …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Judah — (as used in expressions) Alkalai, Judah ben Solomon Hai Benjamin, Judah P(hilip) Eleazar ben Judah de Worms Eleazar ben Judah ben Kalonymos Ibn Tibbon, Judah ben Saul Magnes, Judah León …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Judah — 1) Общая лексика: Джуда 2) Религия: (A son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel. Gn:29:35) Иуда, (One of the 12 tribes of Israel, descended from Judah) колено Иудино 3) Библия: Иуда 4) География: (гос во) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Judah — I. noun Etymology: Hebrew Yĕhūdhāh Date: before 12th century a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel II. geographical name kingdom S ancient Palestine capital Jerusalem see Israel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Judah — Juda Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Juda est une graphie de la translitération du nom et prénom hébreu Yehoudah (יְהוּדָה), employée aux usages suivants en français : Voir aussi… …   Wikipédia en Français