Judah is a masculine given name of
Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Yehudah (יְהוּדָה), the
Hebrew name of the biblical figure
Judah, founder of the
Tribe of Judah and thus, the
eponym of the
Kingdom of Judah and the
Jews.
Notable people with one or the other variant of the name include:
Etymology
The Hebrew name for Judah, Yehuda (יהודה), literally "thanksgiving" or "praise," is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), "to thank" or "to praise."[1] His birth is recorded at Gen. 29:35; upon his birth, Leah exclaims, "This time I will praise the LORD/
YHWH," with the Hebrew word for "I will praise," odeh (אודה) sharing the same root as Yehuda. Alternatively,
Edward Lipiński connected
Hebrewyĕhūdā with
Arabicwhd / wahda "cleft, ravine".[2]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Judah is a masculine given name of
Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Yehudah (יְהוּדָה), the
Hebrew name of the biblical figure
Judah, founder of the
Tribe of Judah and thus, the
eponym of the
Kingdom of Judah and the
Jews.
Notable people with one or the other variant of the name include:
Etymology
The Hebrew name for Judah, Yehuda (יהודה), literally "thanksgiving" or "praise," is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), "to thank" or "to praise."[1] His birth is recorded at Gen. 29:35; upon his birth, Leah exclaims, "This time I will praise the LORD/
YHWH," with the Hebrew word for "I will praise," odeh (אודה) sharing the same root as Yehuda. Alternatively,
Edward Lipiński connected
Hebrewyĕhūdā with
Arabicwhd / wahda "cleft, ravine".[2]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.