Name meaning and origin
David
Hebrew: Beloved, dear one
Where the name comes from
- HebrewBeloved, dear oneדָּוִד (David) from דּוֹד (dod, beloved)
David across traditions
- Biblical. Greatest King of Israel, slayer of Goliath, ancestor of Messiah
- Jewish. Messianic lineage (Mashiach ben David), author of Psalms
- Christian. Ancestor of Jesus, prefigures Christ as shepherd-king
- Islamic. Dawud - prophet and king given the Zabur (Psalms)
Who carried it
- King David (1000 BCE): United Israel, conquered Jerusalem, established dynasty
Forms in other languages
Dave, Davide, Dawud, Dawid, Dafydd
David in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
25
Hebrew Standard
7
Hebrew Ordinal
40
English Simple
240
English Sumerian
95
English Reverse
21
Greek Isopsephy
7
Chaldean
4
Pythagorean
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