Ἰούδα (see
Ἰούδας, at the beginning and 1), indeclinable,
Judah, a proper name; in the
Sept.:
1. the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob;
2. the tribe that sprang from him.
3. the region which this tribe occupied (cf. Winer's Grammar, 114 (108)); so in the
N. T. in Matthew 2:6 (twice); πόλις Ἰούδα (Judges 17:8), a city of the tribe of Judah, Luke 1:39, where it is a matter of dispute what city is meant; the most probable conjecture seems to be that Hebron is referred to — a city assigned to the priests, situated 'in the hill country' (Χεβρὼν ἐν τῷ ὄρει Ἰούδα, Joshua 21:11), the native place of John the Baptist according to Jewish tradition. [Cf. B. D. American edition under the word Juda, a City of.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Joshua
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21:11
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Judges
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17:8
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Matthew
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2:6
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Luke
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1:39
