# Judah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/ · frequency rank #17,166

## Definitions
1. The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
2. One of the Israelite tribes, and, according to some Abrahamic religions, descended from Judah, and from which David and his lineage came.
3. A traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.
4. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

## Easily confused with
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judy)
- **Jude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-jude)
- **Judd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judd)
- **judo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judo)
- **Judi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judi)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-jura)
- **judge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judge)
- **judas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judas)
- **Judea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judea)
- **Judith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/judah-vs-judith)
- **Jah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jah-vs-judah)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-judah)
- **juba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juba-vs-judah)
- **Jada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jada-vs-judah)
- **Jonah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jonah-vs-judah)
- **Jeddah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeddah-vs-judah)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jduah`, `jjudah`, `juadh`, `judahh`, `juddah`, `judha`, `ujdah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/judah