The fourth son of Leah with Jacob. In the fourth, Leah said, “This time I will praise the Lord. Therefore he called his name Judah.” Judah means “exalted,” “glorified,” or “praised.” Only a person of assumed faith would give this name to his son. The name Judah for a time makes her “forget” her husband and honors only the Lord. A discreet boy with few words, he has the protection of his older brother Reuben.