- Original: Ἰουδαία - Transliteration: Ioudaia - Phonetic: ee-oo-dah'-yah - Definition: Judaea = he shall be praised 1. in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea 2. in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine - Origin: feminine of G2453 (with G1093 implied) - TDNT entry: 08:56,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Feminine of G2453 (with G1093 implied); the Judaean land (that is judaea) a region of Palestine: - Juda. Total KJV Occurrences: 39 • Jewry, 2 Luke 23:5; Joh 7:1 • Judea, 37 Mat 2:1; Mat 2:5; Mat 2:22; Mat 3:1; Mat 3:5; Mat 4:25; Mat 19:1; Mar 1:5; Mar 3:7; Mar 10:1; Luke 1:5; Luke 1:65; Luke 2:4; Luke 3:1; Luke 5:17; Luke 6:17; Luke 7:17; Joh 3:22; Joh 4:3; Joh 4:47; Joh 4:54; Joh 7:3; Act 2:9; Act 8:1; Act 9:31; Act 10:37; Act 11:1; Act 11:29; Act 12:19; Act 15:1; Act 21:10; Act 26:20; Act 28:21; Romans 15:31; 2 Corinthians 1:16; Galatians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 2:14