Judahite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌaɪt/[1]
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- Hyphenation: Ju‧dah‧ite
Noun[edit]
Judahite (plural Judahites)
- A descendant of Judah (the patriarch).
- A descendant or member of the tribe of Judah.
- An inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.
Translations[edit]
a descendant of Judah (the patriarch or tribe), an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah
Adjective[edit]
Judahite
- Of or pertaining to Judah (the patriarch), to the tribe of Judah, or to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants.
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants
See also[edit]
- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
- (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
- Israel
- Israeli
- Israelite
- Israelitic
- Israelitish
- Jew
- Jewish
- Judah
- Judean
References[edit]
- ^ “Judahite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.