יְהוּדָ֗ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
Yehudah
Judah
A personal name meaning 'Yehudah' or 'Judah'; used for (1) a son of Jacob/Israel and Leah, (2) the tribe formed by his descendants, (3) the territory allocated to that tribe, and (4) later geographic and political entities associated with that region. In early sources, it refers primarily to the individual and his descendants as a group (the Judahites); in monarchic and post-monarchic texts, it increasingly refers to the southern Israelite kingdom (the Kingdom of Judah) and then to the inhabitants of that territory (Judahites). The name itself may carry the idea of 'thanksgiving' or 'praise.'
Genesis 49:8 · Word #1
Lexicon H3063
| Lemma | יְהוּדָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Yehudah |
| Strong's | H3063 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yehudah' or 'Judah'; used for (1) a son of Jacob/Israel and Leah, (2) the tribe formed by his descendants, (3) the territory allocated to that tribe, and (4) later geographic and political entities associated with that region. In early sources, it refers primarily to the individual and his descendants as a group (the Judahites); in monarchic and post-monarchic texts, it increasingly refers to the southern Israelite kingdom (the Kingdom of Judah) and then to the inhabitants of that territory (Judahites). The name itself may carry the idea of 'thanksgiving' or 'praise.' |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Judah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3063-08
Yah Is Praised
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; personal/tribal/geographic name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the root ידה ('to praise, thank, confess') with a likely theophoric element (-yah), yielding the meaning 'Yah is praised.' Rendering it this way preserves both the verbal root sense and the embedded divine reference inherent in the proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Yehudah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) |
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