Jude

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Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the ApostleJudas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot [1]. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎, said to mean “praised”.

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Jude

masc. proper name, Hellenized form of Judah (q.v.), maintained in the Bible for the names of two disciples of Christ, to distinguish them from Judas (q.v.).