Judahite
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.də.aɪt/[1]
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- Hyphenation: Ju‧dah‧ite
Noun
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
a descendant of Judah (the patriarch or tribe), an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah
Adjective
Judahite
- Of or pertaining to Judah (the patriarch), to the tribe of Judah, or to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants.
Translations
of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants
See also
- 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
- ^ “Judahite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.