Judea
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Judea
- Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Maccabees 1:10:
- In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt
Derived terms
Translations
Judea
|
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Judea f
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch judea, from Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Judea n
- (historical) Judaea (central-southern region of Roman Palestine)
Derived terms
Related terms
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Judea f (related adjective judejski)
- Judea (a historical region in Palestine)
Declension
Declension of Judea
Derived terms
nouns
Further reading
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/iːə
- Rhymes:English/iːə/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːaː
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Dutch terms with historical senses
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛa
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛa/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Historical and traditional regions
- pl:Places in Palestine
- Polish singularia tantum
- Polish exonyms