judah

• Nombre propio que se refiere al cuarto hijo de Jacob en el Antiguo Testamento, antepasado de una de las tribus de Israel, así como al nombre del antiguo reino del sur de Palestina con capital en Jerusalén.

A proper noun referring to the fourth son of Jacob in the Old Testament, ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel, and also the name of an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.

incontable · nombre propio

1. Biblical figureC1formal

   In the Old Testament, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, considered the forebear of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

   Judá (hijo de Jacob)

   • Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
   • The tribe of Judah descended from Jacob's son Judah.
   • According to tradition, the Messiah would come from the line of Judah.

2. C1formal

   An ancient kingdom in the southern part of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital, existing from around 930 BCE to 586 BCE.

   Reino de Judá

   • The Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
   • Jerusalem served as the political and religious center of Judah.
   • The history of Judah is recorded in the Hebrew Bible.