English noun: Judah | |||
1. | Judah (person) (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah | ||
Instance hypernym | patriarch | ||
Domain category | Old Testament | ||
2. | Judah (location) an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center | ||
Synonyms | Juda | ||
Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Part meronym | Canaan, Holy Land, Palestine, Promised Land | ||