לוּדִיLûwdîy
a Ludite or inhabitants of Lud (only in plural)
Pronunciation: loo-dee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3866
Meanings
1. Lud, Lydia (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17)
2. apparently a people in northeast Africa (Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 30:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:13 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
- 1 Chronicles 1:11 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
- Jeremiah 46:9 Charge, you horses and chariots; attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt! Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia who are skilled with the shield and bow!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).