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יְהֻדִיָּה

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Yehudiyah

H3057 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ידה to praise, give thanks, confess

Definition

Proper name; feminine form indicating a female associated by either lineage or marriage with the tribe or territory of Judah; specifically, 'Yehudiyah' is a personal name occurring in genealogical lists, not a general term for a female Judahite. In biblical usage, the term denotes an individual rather than a category or ethnonym. Semantic range is limited to its function as a proper name in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

proper name, female connected to Judah, Yehudiyah (personal name in genealogies)

Root / Etymology

From the root ידה (to praise, give thanks), as developed into יְהוּדָה (Yehudah, Judah), with the feminine ending -יָה; hence, 'Yehudiyah' means 'female of Judah' or 'woman belonging to Judah.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

יְהֻדִיָּה occurs only as a personal name in biblical genealogies (1 Chronicles 4:18), and is not used as a general term for a Judahite woman. The standard English translation 'Jehudijah' follows the transliteration rather than translating the meaning. The term itself does not carry later religious or ethnic connotations attached to 'Jewess'; in the biblical context, it distinguishes a female belonging to, or connected with, Judah—by ancestry or marriage—rather than denoting religious identity. Its usage is not extended beyond genealogical names, and it does not function as an ethnonym or demonym elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of יְהוּדִי; Jehudijah, a Jewess; Jehudijah.

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Root Family

ידה (y-d-h) — praise, give thanks, confess

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1184 בַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה Yah is praised
H1937 הוֹדְוָה to Praise-of-Yah
H3029 יְדָא the one giving thanks
H3034 יָדָה I will acknowledge him
H3035 יִדּוֹ Thanking-One

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3057-01 הַ/יְהֻדִיָּ֗ה hayehudiyah HTd/Ngfsa the-Judahite-woman the Yehudiyah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3057-01 1 Chronicles 4:18 הַ/יְהֻדִיָּ֗ה hayehudiyah HTd/Ngfsa the-Judahite-woman the Yehudiyah
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