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Where does “Ἰουδαῖος” come from?

Ἰουδαῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

Ἰουδαῖος (Ancient Greek): Jew or Judean

Definitions

  1. Jew or Judean

Ancestry of “Ἰουδαῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
2HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas

Words derived from “Ἰουδαῖος”

  • Jewish
  • Jew
  • Yiddish
  • Jewishness
  • jew
  • Yid
  • Yiddishkeit
  • Jewishly
  • judenrein
  • Jewification
  • Jewy
  • Jewman
  • Jewless
  • Jewify
  • Jewdom
  • Yiddo
  • Jewland
  • Jewfucker
  • ex-Jewish
  • Jewishish
  • Jewlessness
  • un-Jewish
  • Jewspeak
  • Jewdar
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