יהודי

Hebrew

Root
י־ד־ה (y-d-h)
3 terms

Etymology

From יהודה (y'hudá) +‎ ־י (-í).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /je.huˈdi/
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jŭ.huˈði/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jă.hu.ˈði/

Adjective

יְהוּדִי • (y'hudí) (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 מׇרְדֳּכַ֗י 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

The feminine form יְהוּדִיָּה is used only for people, while the form יְהוּדִית can be used for either people or things.

Noun

יְהוּדִי • (y'hudí) m (plural indefinite יְהוּדִים, singular construct יְהוּדִי־, plural construct יְהוּדֵי־, feminine counterpart יְהוּדִיָּה)

Jew, Jewish person
(Early Biblical) Judahite (member of the Tribe of Judah)

Declension

Declension of יְהוּדִים
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
plural	indefinite	יְהוּדִים	first	יהודיי / יְהוּדַי		יְהוּדֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּהוּדִים	second	יְהוּדֶיךָ	יהודייך / יְהוּדַיִךְ	יְהוּדֵיכֶם	יְהוּדֵיכֶן
	construct	יְהוּדֵי־	third	יְהוּדָיו	יְהוּדֶיהָ	יְהוּדֵיהֶם	יְהוּדֵיהֶן

Derived terms

התייהד (“to convert to Judaism”)
מתיהד (“a convert to Judaism”)

Proper noun

יְהוּדִי • (y'hudí) m

a male given name

Descendants

→ English: Yehudi

References

H3064 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“יהודי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
"יהודי" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language