Judith may refer to:

Given name

Judith (given name) Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name יְהוּדִית or ''Yehudit'', meaning "woman of Judea". Judith (Hebrew Bible), Judith appeared in the Old Testament as one of Esau's wives, while the deuterocanonic ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters

Bible

Book of Judith The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible, but excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the apocrypha. It tells ...

, a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament **

Judith (homily) Judith is a homily written by abbot Ælfric of Eynsham around the year 1000. It is extant in two manuscripts, a fairly complete version being found in Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS 303, and fragments in British Library MS Cotton Otho B.x, wh ...

, an Old English homily written by Aelfric of Eynsham around 1000

Art

* ''Judith'' (Giorgione), a painting by the Italian painter Giorgione, circa 1504 * ''Judith'' (Vouet, Munich), a c.1620–1625 painting by Simon Vouet * ''Judith'' (Vouet, Vienna), a 1620–1622 painting by Simon Vouet * '' Judith I'', a 1901 painting by Gustav Klimt

Poems

* "Judith" (poem), an Old English poem about the heroine of the Book of Judith * "Judith", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1972 book '' Seventh Heaven''

Novels

* ''Judith'' (novel), a 1978 novel by British author Brian Cleeve * ''Judith'', a 1978 novel by Aritha Van Herk * ''Judith'', a 1986 novel by

Nicholas Mosley Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale, 7th Baronet, MC, FRSL (25 June 1923 – 28 February 2017) was an English novelist. Life Mosley was born in London in 1923. He was the eldest son of Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet, a British politician, ...

Theatre

* ''Judith'' (Hebbel), an 1841 tragic play by Friedrich Hebbel about the Biblical heroine * ''Judith'' (Giraudoux), a 1931 play by Jean Giraudoux ** ''Judith'', a 1962 adaption of the Giraudoux play by

Christopher Fry Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, especially ''The Lady's Not for Burning'', which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. Biograph ...

*''Judith'', play by

Kjeld Abell Kjeld Abell (25 August 1901 – 5 March 1961) was a Danish playwright, screenwriter, and theatrical designer. Born in Ribe, Denmark, Abell's first designs were seen in ballets directed by George Balanchine at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Theatre an ...

* '' Judith: A Parting from the Body'', a 1992 play by Howard Barker

Film and television

* ''Judith'' (1923 film), a Dutch film * ''Judith'' (1966 film), set in Palestine shortly before the end of the British Mandate * ''Judith'' (TV series), a 2000 Swedish TV series

Music

* ''Judith sive Bethulia liberata,'' H.391 (? mid 1670s) oratorio by

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'', ''Marche en rondeau''. This theme is still us ...

*''Judith,'' cantate by

Sébastien de Brossard Sébastien de Brossard, pronounced e.bɑs.tjẽ də brɔ.saːr (12 September 1655 – 10 August 1730) was a French music theorist, composer and collector. Life Brossard was born in Dompierre, Orne. After studying philosophy and theology a ...

* ''Judith'' (oratorio), a 1761 oratorio by Thomas Arne * ''Judith'', an 1888 work by

Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 18487 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is b ...

* ''Judith'' (Serov), an 1863 opera by Alexander Serov * ''Judith'' (album), a 1975 album by singer Judy Collins * ''Judith'' (Matthus), a 1985 opera by Siegfried Matthus * "Judith" (A Perfect Circle song), 2000 * "Judith" (Pat Boone song)

Other uses

* 664 Judith, a minor planet orbiting the Sun *

Judith River The Judith River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 124 mi (200 km) long, running through central Montana in the United States. It rises in the Little Belt Mountains and flows northeast past Utica and Hobson. It is ...

, Montana * ''Judith'' (ballet), a 1949 ballet by William Schuman * List of storms named Judith