Judas

Judas (יהודה "Praise", Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) is the name of several men in late Jewish and New Testament history. The original Greek text of the New Testament makes no difference between the names "Judah", "Judas" and "Jude", rendering them all as Ioudas; but in many English translations "Judah" is used for the Old Testament figure and the tribe named after him, "Judas" is used only for Judas Iscariot, and "Jude" for all other New Testament persons of the same name.

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Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - New Testament - Greek - Judah - Jude - Old Testament - Judas Iscariot

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• Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus
• Judas Maccabeus, Jewish revolt leader
• Judas the Zealot, alternate name either of Saint Jude or possibly of Simon the Canaanite
• Judas of Galilee, Jewish revolt leader

Judas Priest, the music group, took its named from a minced oath.

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Judas Priest - Minced oath

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Judas is also a common derogatory nickname for those, who after reaching some kind of prominence in an institution, change to rival/opposite sides for financial reasons. See also Sol "Judas" Campbell.

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Nickname - Sol "Judas" Campbell

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