The name "Judas" (Ὶούδας) is a Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Judah (יהודה, Yehûdâh, Hebrew for "praise or praised"), which was an extremely common name for Jewish men during the first century AD, due to the renowned hero Judas Maccabeus.
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Jun 4, 2011 · The name Judas is the Hellenized version of the Hebrew name Judah, and the name Judah comes from the Hebrew verb ידה, meaning to praise:.
meaning "man of Kerioth." Another possibility is that Judas was a part of the sect of the sicarii, a group of assassins among the Jewish rebels that carried a ...
Oct 28, 2019 · From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yesha'yahu) meaning “YAHWEH is salvation”, from the roots יָשַׁע (yasha') meaning “to save” and ...
Jul 19, 2022 · Like “Jesus,” “Judas” is a transliteration of a Hebrew name. A more direct transliteration would be “Yehuda,” which means “thanks” or “praise.”.
In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Judas is: Praise. The praised one. This name has become synonymous with traitor, as the apostle Judas Iscariot ...
Sep 18, 2019 · Judas is the Greek form of the Hebrew name we sometimes see rendered as "Judah" (like the son of Jacob). In Hebrew that's יְהוּדָה (pronounced ...
(jyoo' duhss) Greek transliteration of Hebrew personal name Judah meaning, “Praise Yahweh.” The proper name Judas was very common in the time of Christ ...
Of Hebrew origin (Yhuwdah); Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region -- Juda(-h, -s); Jude. see ...
The plural noun הידות (huyyedot), meaning songs of praise. · The noun תודה (toda), meaning confession or praise.