yehudit · in Judean (language)

What it means

yehudit (יְהוּדִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “in Judean (language)”.

"In Judean," that is, in the language of Judah: the Hebrew spoken by the people of Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:26, 28; Nehemiah 13:24). This translation writes "in the language of Judah."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. In the people's speech: the Hebrew of the southern kingdom.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×2
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Nehemiah×1
• Isaiah×2

• 2 Kings 18:26

  Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Speak, please, to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”

• 2 Kings 18:28

  The Rabshakeh stood and cried out with a loud voice in the language of Judah, and spoke and said, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!

• 2 Chronicles 32:18

  They called out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and to terrify them, so that they might capture the city.

• Nehemiah 13:24

  And as for their sons, half spoke the language of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the language of Judah, but according to the language of each people.

• Isaiah 36:11

  Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Speak, please, to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in the language of Judah in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”

• Isaiah 36:13

  The Rabshakeh stood and cried out with a loud voice in the language of Judah, and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!