Strong’s H3065

יְהוּדִי

Part of speech

Proper Name Masculine

Transliteration

Yhuwdiy

Pronunciation

yeh-hoo-DEE

Definition

Jew, Judean

Meaning

Jehudi

Usage

The term "Yehudi" refers to a member of the tribe of Judah or, more broadly, to someone belonging to the kingdom of Judah. Over time, it came to denote anyone of the Jewish faith or ethnicity, especially after the Babylonian exile when the identity of the Israelites became more closely associated with the tribe of Judah.

Bible references

Jeremiah 36:14;Jeremiah 36:21;Jeremiah 36:21;Jeremiah 36:23