יהודי
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Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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י־ד־ה (y-d-h) |
Etymology[edit]
From יהודה (yehudá) + ־י (-í).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /je.huˈdi/
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /jŭ.huˈði/
Adjective[edit]
יְהוּדִי • (yehudí) (feminine יְהוּדִית or יְהוּדִיָּה, masculine plural יְהוּדִיִים, feminine plural יְהוּדִיוֹת)
- Jewish: being a Jew, or relating to Jews or Judaism.
- Tanach, Esther 2:5, with translation of International Standard Version:
- אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי:
- In Susa the capital there was a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin, Jair's son Mordecai, who was a descendant of Kish's son Shimei the descendant of Benjamin.
- (Early Biblical) Judahite (pertaining to the Tribe of Judah)
Usage notes[edit]
The feminine form יְהוּדִיָּה is used only for people, while the form יְהוּדִית can be used for either people or things.
Noun[edit]
יְהוּדִי • (yehudí) m (plural indefinite יְהוּדִים, plural construct יְהוּדֵי־, feminine counterpart יְהוּדִיָּה)
Proper noun[edit]
יְהוּדִי • (yehudí) m
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Yehudi
See also[edit]
- יהודים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he