This name belongs to 8 different people and places in the Bible:
- Hodaviah: A Levite who returned from exile
- Hodiah: A Levite involved in teaching and worship
- Judah: A Levite who married a foreign woman
- Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province
- Judah: Leader of Judahites living in Jerusalem
- Judah: A priest who participated in the dedication ceremony
- Judah: A Levite who participated in the dedication ceremony
- Judea: The southern region of Israel, centered around Jerusalem
Definition
from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Traditional renderings: Judah.
Traditional renderings: Judah.
Glossary entries
David Jew Judah (Person) Juda (Person) Judea, Judeans Hodiah, Hodijah
Where it occurs
Occurrences
819 total
- Ruth 1:7יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahAccompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
- Ruth 4:12לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה · to JudahAnd may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.”
- 1 Samuel 11:8יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahAnd when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 15:4יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahSo Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 17:1לִיהוּדָ֑ה · in JudahNow the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
- 1 Samuel 17:12יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahNow David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
- 1 Samuel 17:52וִיהוּדָ֜ה · and JudahThen the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
- 1 Samuel 18:16וִיהוּדָ֔ה · and JudahBut all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
- 1 Samuel 22:5יְהוּדָ֑ה · of JudahThen the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 23:3בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה · in JudahBut David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
- 1 Samuel 23:23יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahObserve and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
- 1 Samuel 27:6יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahThat day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 27:10יְהוּדָה֙ · of Judah…who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
- 1 Samuel 30:14לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה · the territory of JudahWe raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 1 Samuel 30:16יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahSo he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 30:26יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahWhen David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
- 2 Samuel 1:18יְהוּדָ֖ה · of Judah…and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
- 2 Samuel 2:1יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahSome time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 2:4 (2×)יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah; יְהוּדָ֑ה · of JudahThen the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 2 Samuel 2:7יְהוּדָ֛ה · of JudahNow then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
- 2 Samuel 2:10יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahSaul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
- 2 Samuel 2:11יְהוּדָ֑ה · of JudahAnd the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- 2 Samuel 3:8לִֽיהוּדָה֒ · belongs to JudahAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
- 2 Samuel 3:10יְהוּדָ֔ה · and Judah…to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
- 2 Samuel 5:5 (2×)יְהוּדָ֔ה · Judah; וִיהוּדָֽה׃ · and JudahIn Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Samuel 11:11וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה · and JudahUriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
- 2 Samuel 12:8וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה · and JudahI gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.
- 2 Samuel 19:11יְהוּדָה֙ · of JudahThen King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
- 2 Samuel 19:14יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahSo he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
- 2 Samuel 19:15וִיהוּדָ֞ה · [the men of] JudahSo the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
- 2 Samuel 19:16יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahThen Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
- 2 Samuel 19:40יְהוּדָה֙ · of JudahThen the king crossed over to Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king.
- 2 Samuel 19:41יְהוּדָ֗ה · of JudahSoon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
- 2 Samuel 19:42יְהוּדָ֜ה · of JudahAnd all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
- 2 Samuel 19:43 (2×)יְהוּדָ֜ה; יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 20:2יְהוּדָה֙ · of JudahSo all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 20:4יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahThen the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
- 2 Samuel 20:5יְהוּדָ֑ה · JudahSo Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
- 2 Samuel 21:2וִיהוּדָֽה׃ · and JudahAt this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
- 2 Samuel 24:1יְהוּדָֽה׃ · and JudahAgain the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 2 Samuel 24:7יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahThey went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
- 2 Samuel 24:9יְהוּדָ֔ה · in JudahAnd Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
- 1 Kings 1:9יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahAnd Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.
- 1 Kings 1:35יְהוּדָֽה׃ · JudahThen you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”
- 1 Kings 2:32יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of Judah’sThe LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
- 1 Kings 4:20יְהוּדָ֤ה · [The people of] JudahThe people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
- 1 Kings 4:25יְהוּדָ֨ה · JudahThroughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.