judah

• 专有名词，指《旧约》中雅各的第四子，以色列十二支派之一的祖先；也指以耶路撒冷为首都的古代南巴勒斯坦王国。

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.

不可数 · 专有名词

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.

   犹大

   • 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.

   犹大王国

   • 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.