How many times is Judah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Judah appears 812 times in the King James Version, in 751 verses. Counting every form (Judah, Judah's, Juda), it appears 826 times in 763 verses across 38 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Judah 836 times (840 with every form).
Judah is a son of Jacob, the tribe named for him and the southern kingdom. The KJV spells the name Juda in the New Testament. Every use is counted.
Judah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Judah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Judah | 812 | 836 |
| Judah's | 4 | 4 |
| Juda | 10 | not counted |
| Total | 826 | 840 |
Which books mention Judah most
Judah appears in 38 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (183), then 2 Chronicles (161) and 2 Kings (95).
Also in: Numbers (13), 1 Samuel (13), Psalms (9), Daniel (7), Joel (6), Lamentations (5), Exodus (4), Deuteronomy (4), Amos (4), Micah (4), Haggai (4), Luke (4), Zephaniah (3), Malachi (3), Ruth (2), Matthew (2), Hebrews (2), Revelation (2), Esther (1), Proverbs (1), Obadiah (1), Nahum (1), Mark (1).
First and last mention of Judah
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Chronicles 13:15, 3 times (tied with Isaiah 11:13):
Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 12 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 6:57: counted in the KJV only
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
Judges 17:8: counted in the World English Bible only
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
Judges 17:9: counted in the World English Bible only
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
Verses with Judah on our topic pages
8 verses that use Judah in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
I saw when, for this very cause, that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, had no fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.
On: Divorce, What Does the Bible Say About Adultery? 28 Verses
Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”
Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
On: Anger
Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
On: Fasting
and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, king Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
On: Christmas
For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;
On: Tattoos
Common questions
How many times is Judah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 815 of the 826 uses are in the Old Testament and 11 in the New Testament. Judah appears in 38 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (183), then 2 Chronicles (161) and 2 Kings (95).
Where is Judah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 29:35: "And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing." The last is Revelation 7:5.
More word counts: Babylon, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee, Jordan, Sinai, Sodom, Gomorrah, or all 253 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.