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Juda(-h, -s); Jude

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(praised). (1) Ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:26,30²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, (Luke 3:26)
³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, (Luke 3:30)). (2) One of Christ’s brethren (Mark 6:3³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)). (3) The patriarch Judah (Luke 3:33³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, (Luke 3:33)). (4) The tribe of Judah (Heb. 7:14¹⁴For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. (Hebrews 7:14); Rev. 5:5⁵And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. (Revelation 5:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. One of the brethren of the Lord (Mark 6:3³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)): called JUDAS in Matthew 13:55⁵⁵Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55).

2-3. Son of Joanna, and son of Joseph, in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus (Luke 3:26,30²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, (Luke 3:26)
³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, (Luke 3:30)).

4. The usual form in the New Testament for JUDAH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2455 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Ἰούδας

Transliteration:

Ioudas

Phonic:

ee-oo-das’

Meaning:

of Hebrew origin (3063); Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region

KJV Usage:

Juda(-h, -s); Jude

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Greek for Judah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Praise; confession:―brother of James [JUDAS, LEBBAEUS], Jude 1:1. {Laus; confessio}