How to Pronounce Juda

What does Juda mean?

Juda means “the praise of the Lord; confession”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Juda?

(1.) The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Luke 3:33; Heb. 7:14). In Luke 1:39; Heb. 7:14; Rev. 5:5; 7:5, the word refers to the tribe of Judah. (2.) The father of Simeon in Christ’s maternal ancestry (Luke 3:30). (3.) Son of Joanna, and father of Joseph in Christ’s maternal ancestry (26), probably identical with Abiud (Matt. 1:13), and with Obadiah (1 Chr. 3:21). (4.) One of the Lord’s “brethren” (Mark 6:3).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Found in Scripture

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