Judah
['dʒu:də]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center.
(noun.) (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.
Edited by Julius--From WordNet
Examples
- Israel wars with Judah and the neighbouring states; forms alliances first with one and then with the other. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The king of Judah became an Egyptian tributary. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You can't come to be intimate with such a deep file as Judah without beginning to see a little way into him, you know,' said Fledgeby with a wink. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I should like to pay off Judah, by not letting him have his own deep way in everything. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Would to heaven that the shedding of mine own blood, drop by drop, could redeem the captivity of Judah! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The same fate hung over Judah, but for a little while it was averted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The sound of the trumpet wakes Judah no longer, and her despised children are now but the unresisting victims of hostile and military oppression. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- When the staff is in thine own firm grasp, thou mayest caress the daughters of Judah, or burn them, as may best suit thine own humour. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- You may depend upon it, Judah means something there. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- No,' said Fledgeby, 'you may toddle now, Judah, and grope about on the orders you have got. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- So I make so free, Miss Jenny, as to offer the remark, that you and Judah were too thick together to last. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We may be harsh and stern with Judah and Simeon--our love and pity gush out for Benjamin, the little one. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Solomon was the first of the kings of Judah who disregarded this ordinance. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Toddle, Judah! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then when Necho, after pushing as far as the Euphrates, fell before Nebuchadnezzar II, Judah fell with him (604 B.C.). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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