Word: Ioudaia

Pronounce: ee-oo-dah'-yah

Strongs Number: G2449

Orig: feminine of 2453 (with 1093 implied); the Judaean land (i.e. Judaea), a region of Palestine:--Judaea. G2453

Use: TDNT-3:356,372 Noun Location

Heb Strong:

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