also Judaea, from Latin Iudaea, from Judah (see Judah). Related: Judean; Judaean.
masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob by Leah, also the name of a tribe of Israel, from Hebrew Yehudah, from stem of y-d-h, literally "praised."
updated on February 15, 2016
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