Bible Dictionary
Jehudijah
Jehudijah is generally understood not as a personal name but as the expression “the Jewess” in the genealogy of Judah. Its exact interpretation is uncertain.
Definition
Jehudijah is generally understood as an appellative rather than a personal name. It means “the Jewess” and occurs in the genealogy of Judah in the form preserved by the Authorized Version. The exact construction and relationship of the term remain uncertain.
Biblical Usage
Jehudijah appears in the genealogical material of 1 Chronicles as a designation associated with Judah’s family records, rather than as a clearly established personal name.
Historical Background
The supplied material notes that the Hebrew form may be read as “the Jewess,” comparable to other Hebrew expressions beginning with the definite article. It directs comparison with Ha-jehudijah.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the Jewess). There is really no such name in the Hebrew Bible as that which our Authorized Version exhibits at (1 Chronicles 4:18) If it is a proper name at all, it is Ha-jehudijah, like Hammelech, Hak-koz, etc.; and it seems to be rather an appellative, “the Jewess.”
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>je-hu-di'-ja (1Ch 4:18 the King James Version).</p><p>See HA-JEHUDIJAH.</p>