Jude

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Jude

  • /ˈd͡ʒuːd/

Sounds like jewed, Jewed · Rhymes with -uːd

Where it comes from

Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”.

proper noun Judes

  1. countable, uncountable The second last book of the New Testament of the Bible.

    Similar: Jud.

  2. countable, uncountable One of the Apostles, also called Thaddaeus.
  3. countable, uncountable A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. countable, uncountable A female given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jew, judas, junior, goode, judd, hebrew, israelite, judean, yehudi, juif, israelitic, israelitish, semite, jood, yahudi, jewess

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name book of the Bible

EspañolJudas
한국어유다서 Yudaseo
日本語ユダの手紙 Yuda no Tegami
中文猶大書 /犹大书 Yóudàshū
हिन्दीयहूदा yahūdā
PortuguêsJudas
Français(Épître de) Jude
DeutschJudas
ItalianoGiuda
ΕλληνικάΙούδα Ioúda
РусскийПосла́ние Иу́ды Poslánije Iúdy
العربيةيَهُوذَا yahūḏā

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@misc{jude_2026,
  title = {Jude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}