Judith
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Judith
- /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪθ/
Rhymes with -uːdɪθ
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit.
proper noun Judiths
- A female given name from Hebrew. The beauty and simplicity of names are altogether arbitrary: Mary and Elizabeth, and Judith, may suit a taste formed on the Puritan model, that is to say, an English and Scottish taste: the French consider Victoire, Adele, Adriane, or any other such "fanciful and romantic" names, quite as simple, an
- A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
- The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith. And Judith was left along in the tent, and Holofernes lying along upon his bed: for he was filled with wine. --- And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from him.
- A wife of Esau. And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mrs, jake, zhu, judit, jodie, judy, judi, judie, jude, jody, jutka, giuditta, jutta, yehudit, yudit, judyth
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name female given name
| Español | Judit |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유딧 yudit |
| 中文 | 朱迪絲 /朱迪丝 Zhūdísī |
| हिन्दी | जूडिथ jūḍith |
| Português | Judite |
| Français | Judith |
| Deutsch | Judith |
| Italiano | Giuditta |
| Ελληνικά | Ιουδίθ Ioudíth |
| Română | Iudita |
| Русский | Юдифь Judifʹ, Джу́дит Džúdit |
| العربية | يَهُودِيت yahūdīt |
| עברית | יְהוּדִית y'hudít |
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title = {Judith},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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