Judah Judas Name

יְהוּדָה820 n.pr.m. et terr. Judah (treated Gn 29:35; 49:8 (q.v. infr.) as if der. from Hoph. of ידה = praised, object of praise (on ה cf. Hiph. אֲהוֹדֶ֑נּוּ ψ 28:7, יְהוֹדֶה Ne 11:17), but this dubious; relation to יְהֻד, ii. יְהוּדִית unexpl.; v. further JastrJBL xii, 1893, 61 ff.; Assyrian Ia-u-du, of land; Ia-u-da-ai, Judaean COTGloss)— I. n.pr.m. 1. son of Jacob and Leah, expl. by Leah’s words I will praise י׳ Gn 29:35 (J); cf. Jacob’s prediction, thy brethren shall praise thee Gn 49:8 (poem in JE), see also v 9, 10; elsewhere Gn 37:26; 38:1 + 14 times Gn 38, 43:3, 8; 44:14, 16, 18; 46:28 (all J), 35:23 (P), 1 Ch 2:1, 3 Ru 4:12; בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה sons of Judah Gn 46:12 Nu 26:19 (P), 1 Ch 2:3, 4; 4:1. 2. tribe descended from Judah Dt 33:7 (poem), Nu 1:7 (P), Dt 27:12 +; בְּנֵי יהודה Nu 1:26 (P), Jos 14:6 (D), Ju 1:8 +; שֵׁבֶט יהודה Jos 7:16 (J), 1 K 12:20 2 K 17:18 ψ 78:68; מַטֵּה בְנֵי יהודה Jos 15:1, 20, 21; 21:9 (all P), 1 Ch 6:50; elsewhere מַטֵּה יהודה Ex 31:2; 35:30; 38:22 Nu 1:27; 7:12; 13:6; 34:19 Jos 7:1, 18; 21:4 (all P); אישׁ יהודה Ju 15:10 +; אנשׁי יהודה 2 S 2:4 +, (cf. amelûti [ṣabê] Ia-u-du Tel el-AmarnaNo. 39 JastrJBL xii, 1893, 64). 3. nation, of southern kingdom under dynasty of David, as distinguished from northern kingdom of Ephraim or Israel: Ho 4:15 Je 2:28 2 Ch 12:12 +; of the returned exiles Ne 4:4; עַם יהודה 2 K 14:21 = 2 Ch 26:1, Je 25:1, 2 Ezr 4:4; בְּנֵי יהודה Ho 2:2 Je 7:30 2 Ch 13:18; 25:12; 28:10; בֵּית יהודה Ho 1:7 Je 3:18 Ez 4:6 +; מַלְכוּת יהודה 2 Ch 11:17; personified, בַּת י׳ La 1:15; 2:2, 5. 4. Levite, Ezra’s time, Ezr 10:23. 5. an overseer of Jerus. Ne 11:9. 6. Levite musician Ne 12:8. 7. priest Ne 12:36. II. n.pr.terr. land of Judah, f. Is 7:6 Je 23:6 = 33:16, Jo 4:30 ψ 114:2 +; ארץ יְהוּדֶה 1 S 22:5 2 K 23:24 +; אדמת יהודה Is 19:17; עָרֵי יהודה 2 S 2:1 1 K 12:17 2 K 18:13; 23:5, 8 Is 40:9; 44:26 Zc 1:12 ψ 69:36 La 5:11; also 15 times Chr., 23 times Jer.; בִּיהודה Jos 19:34 Ju 15:9 +; מיהודה 1 K 13:1 +; הר יהודה the hill-country of Judah Jos 11:21 (D), 20:7; 21:11 (P), 2 Ch 27:4; נֶגֶב יהודה the south (country) of Judah 1 S 27:10. 2 S 24:7; מדבר יהודה Ju 1:16 ψ 63:1 (title).

Ἰούδας, -α dative -ᾳ, accusative -αν (so in LXX, and also rarely, Ἰουδά, indecl.; cf. Thack., Gr., 163) (Heb. יְהוּדָה) __1. Judah, son of Jacob: Mat.1:2-3, Luk.3:33; φυλή Ἰ., Rev.5:5 7:5; by meton., of the tribe, Heb.7:14; of its confines, γῆ Ἰ., Mat.2:6;πόλις Ἰ., Luk.1:39. __2. Judah (unknown): Luk.3:30. __3. Judas Iscariot (see: Ἰσκαριώτης): Mat.10:4, Mrk.3:19, Luk.6:16, Jhn.6:71 13:2, al. __4. Judas, the Lord's brother (see: ἀδελφός): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3 (prob.), Ju 1. __5. Judas the Apostle, son of James (see: Θαδδαῖος): Luk.6:16, Jhn.14:22, Act.1:13. __6. Judas, of Damascus: Act.9:11. __7. Judas, surnamed Βαρσαββᾶς (which see): Act.15:22, 27 15:32. __8. Judas the Galilean: Act.5:37 Ἰωδά (Rec. Ἰούδα) Joda: Luk.3:26.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

Ἰούδα, (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew: Jhn.4:9, Act.18:24, Rom.2:28; pl., Rev.2:9 3:9; οἱ Ἰ., Mat.2:2, Mrk.7:3, Jhn.2:6, al.; Ἰ. τε καὶ Ἕλληνες, Act.14:1, al.; κ. προσήλυτοι, Act.2:10; ἔθνη τε κ. Ἰ., Act.14:5; οἱ κατὰ τὰ ἔθνη, Act.21:21; of Jewish Christians, Gal.2:13; of the ruling class who opposed Jesus, Jhn.1:19 2:18 5:10 11:8 13:33, al.; __(b) Ἰουδαία, -ας, ἡ (sc. γῆ, χώρα, cf. Jhn.3:22, Mrk.1:5), (Heb. יְהוּדָה), Judæa: Mat.2:1, Luk.1:5, Jhn.4:3, al. (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

† יְהוּד n.pr.terr. Judah (secondary format. from foll. according to M§ 68. b Buhl; cf. BH יְהוּדָה);—Dn 5:13b; Ezr 5:1, 8; 7:14; בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא דִּי י׳ Dn 2:25; 5:13a; 6:14.

† II. בַּעֲלָה n.pr.loc. Jos 15:9, 10, 11, 29 1 Ch 13:6 = קִרְיַת בַּעַל Jos 15:60; 18:14 (city of Baal, from a high place of Baal there) = בַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה 2 S 6:2 (We Dr read בעל; י added by dittogr.; so-called as seat of Baal-worship in Judah, in distinct. from like places elsewhere) = קִרְיַת יְעָרִים Jos 9:17 v. 15:9 1 Ch 13:6; a city of Judah;? Kirjat elʿEnab RobBR ii. 11 TristrTpg..