Judah recognized them, and said, “She is more in the right than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he was not intimate with her again.
English: “She is more righteous than I” — R’ Chanin bar Bizna said in the name of R’ Shimon Chasida: Yosef, who sanctified Hashem’s Name in private, merited that one letter of Hashem’s Name was added to his; Yehudah, who sanctified Hashem’s Name in public, merited that his entire name is called upon Hashem’s Name.
On the daf / in context: Public confession and taking responsibility are treated as a public kiddush Hashem.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13. Narrative confession is ranked as public sanctification of the Name.
What Is Learned
Yehudah’s public admission earns a unique bond between his name and the Name of Hashem.