יְהוּדָה

ye.hu.dahJudah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man819 occurrences33 books754 verses
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.

Glossary entries

David Jew Judah (Person) Juda (Person) Judea, Judeans Hodiah, Hodijah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

819 total
  1. 2 Chronicles 17:9יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    They 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.
  2. 2 Chronicles 17:10יְהוּדָ֑ה · Judah
    And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
  3. 2 Chronicles 17:12בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה · in Judah
    Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
  4. 2 Chronicles 17:13יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah
    …and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
  5. 2 Chronicles 17:14לִֽיהוּדָה֙ · From Judah
    These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
  6. 2 Chronicles 17:19יְהוּדָֽה׃פ · Judah
    These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
  7. 2 Chronicles 18:3יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 18:9יְהוּדָ֡ה · of Judah
    Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
  9. 2 Chronicles 18:28יְהוּדָ֖ה · of Judah
    So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
  10. 2 Chronicles 19:1יְהוּדָ֧ה · of Judah
    When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
  11. 2 Chronicles 19:5יְהוּדָ֛ה · of Judah
    He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
  12. 2 Chronicles 19:11יְהוּדָה֙ · of Judah
    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
  13. 2 Chronicles 20:3יְהוּדָֽה׃ · Judah
    Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
  14. 2 Chronicles 20:4 (2×)יְהוּדָ֔ה · So [the people of] Judah; יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.
  15. 2 Chronicles 20:5יְהוּדָ֛ה · of Judah
    Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard
  16. 2 Chronicles 20:13יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
  17. 2 Chronicles 20:15יְהוּדָה֙ · of Judah
    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:17יְהוּדָ֣ה · O Judah
    You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:18יְהוּדָ֞ה · of Judah
    Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
  20. 2 Chronicles 20:20יְהוּדָה֙ · of Judah
    Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
  21. 2 Chronicles 20:22לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה · against Judah
    The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
  22. 2 Chronicles 20:24וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה · When the men of Judah
    When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
  23. 2 Chronicles 20:27יְהוּדָ֤ה · of Judah
    Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
  24. 2 Chronicles 20:31יְהוּדָ֑ה · Judah
    So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
  25. 2 Chronicles 20:35יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
  26. 2 Chronicles 21:3בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה · in Judah
    Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
  27. 2 Chronicles 21:8יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah
    In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  28. 2 Chronicles 21:10יְהוּדָ֗ה · Judah
    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
  29. 2 Chronicles 21:11 (2×)יְהוּדָ֑ה · of Judah; יְהוּדָֽה׃פ · and had led Judah
    Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.
  30. 2 Chronicles 21:12יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of Judah
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  31. 2 Chronicles 21:13יְהוּדָה֙ · and have caused Judah
    …but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.
  32. 2 Chronicles 21:17בִֽיהוּדָה֙ · against Judah
    So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
  33. 2 Chronicles 22:1יְהוּדָֽה׃פ · of Judah
    Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
  34. 2 Chronicles 22:6יְהוּדָ֗ה · of Judah
    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
  35. 2 Chronicles 22:8יְהוּדָ֜ה · of Judah
    So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
  36. 2 Chronicles 22:10יְהוּדָֽה׃ · of Judah
    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
  37. 2 Chronicles 23:2 (2×)בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה · Judah; יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
  38. 2 Chronicles 23:8יְהוּדָ֗ה · Judah
    So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
  39. 2 Chronicles 24:5יְהוּדָ֟ה · of Judah
    So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
  40. 2 Chronicles 24:6מִֽיהוּדָ֣ה · from Judah
    So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
  41. 2 Chronicles 24:9בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה · in Judah
    And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
  42. 2 Chronicles 24:17יְהוּדָ֔ה · of Judah
    After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
  43. 2 Chronicles 24:18יְהוּדָה֙ · Judah
    They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
  44. 2 Chronicles 24:23יְהוּדָה֙ · Judah
    In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
  45. 2 Chronicles 25:5 (2×)יְהוּדָ֔ה · [the people of] Judah; יְהוּדָ֖ה · Judah
    Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
  46. 2 Chronicles 25:10בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה · with Judah
    So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.