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Judah in Hebrew is יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

יְהוּדָה
yehudá
name · masculine
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In English

Judah

/ˈd͡ʒuː.də/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with J

These are the Hebrew words for Judah as a name.

fourth son of Jacob

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהyehudámasculine

one of the Israelite tribes

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהyehudámasculine

southern Israelite kingdom

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהyehudámasculine

male given name

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהyehudámasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word יְהוּדָה.

Written with vowel points
יְהוּדָה
Written without vowel points
יהודה
Said
yehudá
Its meanings in English
Judah, a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude, Judah, Judea

These English words share a Hebrew word with Judah.

These words come before and after Judah in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Judah⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Judah⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Judah⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יְהוּדָה⁩, said yehudá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יהודה⁩.

Is ⁨יהודה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יהודה⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨יהודה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Judah⁩, ⁨יהודה⁩ can mean ⁨a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude and Judah, Judea⁩.

How is ⁨Judah⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Judah⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈd͡ʒuː.də/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Judah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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