English Explanatory Dictionary

Judith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
  2. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
  3. The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.
  4. A wife of Esau.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuːdɪθ/ jo͞o'dəth LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Judith.wav

Word forms

Judith

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit.

Related words

Judie Judy Jodi Jodie Jody Jud. Judah Jude

Derived words

Judith Basin County
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