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The origin of the name Judith is Hebrew

 

This is how Judith is written in Hebrew:

יְהוּדִית = Yĕhuwdiyth

 

The  biblical meaning of the name Judith is praised.

 

Judith was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and wife of Esau

 

The name Judith appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 26:34 KJV
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife יְהוּדִית (Judith) the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: