Yᵉhûwd — H3061

Definition

locative proper noun

properly, Judah, hence, Judaea

1. Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

Usually translated as

Judah, Jewry, Judea

Origin

(Aramaic) contracted from a form corresponding to H3063

• Yᵉhûwdâh (H3063)

Occurrences

Yᵉhûwd occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (3), Daniel (3)

• Ezra 5:1 — Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah (בִיה֖וּד) and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
• Ezra 5:8 — Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea (לִיה֤וּד), to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
• Ezra 7:14 — Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah (יְה֖וּד) and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
• Daniel 2:25 — Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah (יְה֔וּד), that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
• Daniel 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah (יְה֔וּד), whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
• Daniel 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry (יְהֽוּד)?
• Daniel 6:13 — Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah (יְה֗וּד), regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.