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JUDAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
Synonyms:
Juda; Judah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Judah" is a part of...):
Canaan; Holy Land; Palestine; Promised Land (an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
patriarch (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
