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-i(y)th is another Hebrew feminine morpheme compared to the masculine -i(y) suffix.

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An example:
Jew < Yehuwdiy
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3064&t=KJV

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Jewess < Yehuwdiyth (see Judith)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3066&t=KJV

This message was edited 9/3/2017, 7:16 PM

Someone may have more of an answer, but -ah is the typical Hebrew feminizing suffix. It is seen in Deborah, Hannah, Sarah and Zipporah, to name a few. That is, when not part of -iah or -ijah.

This message was edited 9/3/2017, 7:20 PM