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
- 1 Chronicles 12:24יְהוּדָ֔הFrom Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
- 1 Chronicles 13:6לִיהוּדָ֑ה · JudahDavid and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה · in JudahAnd Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 27:18לִֽיהוּדָ֕ה · over Judah…over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
- 1 Chronicles 28:4 (2×)בִֽיהוּדָה֙ · Judah; יְהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahYet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה · in JudahSend me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
- 2 Chronicles 9:11יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahThe king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
- 2 Chronicles 10:17יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah…but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 11:1יְהוּדָ֜ה · of JudahWhen Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
- 2 Chronicles 11:3 (2×)יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah; בִּיהוּדָ֥ה · in Judah“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
- 2 Chronicles 11:5בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ · in JudahRehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 11:10בִּיהוּדָ֖ה · in JudahZorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
- 2 Chronicles 11:12יְהוּדָ֥ה · So JudahHe also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
- 2 Chronicles 11:14לִיהוּדָ֖ה · to JudahFor the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 11:17יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahSo they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 11:23יְהוּדָ֣ה · of JudahRehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
- 2 Chronicles 12:4לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה · of JudahHe captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 12:5יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahThen Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
- 2 Chronicles 12:12בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה · in JudahBecause Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 13:1יְהוּדָֽה׃ · JudahIn the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 13:13יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahNow Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
- 2 Chronicles 13:14יְהוּדָ֗ה · When JudahWhen Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
- 2 Chronicles 13:15 (3×)יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah; יְהוּדָ֔ה; וִיהוּדָֽה׃ · and Judah…and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 13:16יְהוּדָ֑ה · JudahSo the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
- 2 Chronicles 13:18יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahThus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 14:4לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה · the people of JudahHe commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
- 2 Chronicles 14:5יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahHe also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
- 2 Chronicles 14:6בִּיהוּדָ֑ה · in JudahBecause the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
- 2 Chronicles 14:7לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה · to the people of JudahSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 14:8מִֽיהוּדָה֙ · from JudahAsa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12יְהוּדָ֑ה · JudahSo the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2יְהוּדָ֣ה · JudahSo he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
- 2 Chronicles 15:8יְהוּדָה֙ · of JudahWhen Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 15:9יְהוּדָה֙ · JudahAnd he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15יְהוּדָ֜ה · JudahAnd all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Chronicles 16:1 (2×)יְהוּדָ֔ה · Judah; יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahIn the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 16:6יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahThen King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
- 2 Chronicles 16:7יְהוּדָ֑ה · of JudahAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
- 2 Chronicles 16:11לִיהוּדָ֖ה · of JudahNow the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 17:2 (2×)יְהוּדָ֖ה · of Judah; יְהוּדָ֔ה · of JudahHe stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
- 2 Chronicles 17:5יְהוּדָ֛ה · JudahSo the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
- 2 Chronicles 17:6מִיהוּדָֽה׃פ · from JudahAnd his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 17:7יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of JudahIn the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 17:9בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה · throughout JudahThey taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.