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Judith
same as Judah
יְהוּדִית ye.hu.dit
Judith (Hebrew: יְהוּדִית, ye.hu.dit) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 6 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 344 children in the United States, ranking 788. Use is rising. Around 455,955 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears with Basemath in Genesis 26.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Judith
son of Beeri
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 6 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 344 | Rising |
| All-time total | 455,955 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 25,303 in 1943 | Its highest year on record |
| Strongest state | CA | Highest share relative to births |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 26:34 |
| Last appears | Genesis 36:25 |
| Cross-references | 56 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Beeri co-occurrence Appears with Beeri in Genesis 36.
- Oholibamah co-occurrence Appears with Oholibamah in Genesis 36.
- Elon co-occurrence Appears with Elon in Genesis 26.
- Jeush co-occurrence Appears with Jeush in Genesis 36.
- Jalam co-occurrence Appears with Jalam in Genesis 36.
- Korah co-occurrence Appears with Korah in Genesis 36.
- Zibeon co-occurrence Appears with Zibeon in Genesis 36.
- Basemath co-occurrence Appears with Basemath in Genesis 26.
Origin & meaning
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34;
daughter of: Beeri (H0882); married to Esau (H6215)
§ Judith = "Jewess" or "praised"
the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and wife of Esau
Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, was one of Esau's wives, causing grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
The biblical story
Judith is mentioned in Gen.26.34 as one of the wives of Esau, the son of Isaac and Rebekah. She was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and is described as a Hittite woman.
The context of the passage is the account of Esau's marriages, which caused grief to his parents (Gen.26.34-35). Esau, at the age of forty, married Judith and another Hittite woman named Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen.26.34).
These marriages were a source of bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah because the Hittites were not part of the covenant people of God (Gen.26.35). The Hittites were one of the Canaanite tribes that inhabited the Promised Land before the Israelites, and God had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with them (Deu.7.1-4).
Esau's choice to marry Hittite women demonstrated his disregard for the covenant and his parents' wishes, setting the stage for the conflict between him and his brother Israel (or 'Jacob'), who was chosen by God to inherit the covenant promises (Gen.25.23; 27.1-29).
Key verses
Judith appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Genesis 26:34
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 26:34