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Judas in Hebrew is יְהוּדָה (y'hudá).

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

יְהוּדָה
y'hudá
name · masculine
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In English

Judas

/ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with J

These are the Hebrew words for Judas as a name.

one of the Apostles

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהy'hudámasculine

book of the Bible

  • יְהוּדָהיהודהy'hudámasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word יְהוּדָה.

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with Judas.

These words come before and after Judas in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Judas⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Judas⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Judas⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יְהוּדָה⁩, said y'hudá. 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 ⁨Judas⁩, ⁨יהודה⁩ can mean ⁨a male given name, equivalent to English Judah, Judas, or Jude and Judah, Judea⁩.

How is ⁨Judas⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Judas⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Judas 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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