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judea

Ju·de·a
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [joo-dee-uh]
    • /dʒuˈdi ə/
    • /dʒuː.ˈdiːə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joo-dee-uh]
    • /dʒuˈdi ə/

Definitions of judea word

  • noun judea the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel. 1
  • noun judea ancient region of S Palestine under Persian, Greek, & Roman rule, corresponding roughly to the Biblical Judah 0
  • noun judea Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire. 0
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Parts of speech for Judea

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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    a member of a priestly family of Jewish rulers and leaders in Judea in the 1st and 2nd centuries b.c.

  • herod

    ("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.

  • herod agrippa

    (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).

  • jewry

    the Jewish people collectively.

  • maccabees

    (used with a plural verb) the members of the Hasmonean family of Jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of Mattathias and their descendants and reigning in Judea from 167? to 37 b.c., especially Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, who defeated the Syrians under Antiochus IV in 165? and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.

  • mattathias

    died 167? b.c, Jewish priest in Judea (father of Judas Maccabaeus).
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