Definitions for DAVID
ˈdeɪ vɪd for 1, 2 ; Fr. daˈvid for 3david

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. David, Saint David, St. Davidnoun

   patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

2. David, Jacques Louis Davidnoun

   French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)

3. Davidnoun

   (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)

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1. Davidnoun

   The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul.

2. Davidnoun

   common in Wales.

3. Davidnoun

   A male given name from Hebrew.

   David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.

4. Davidnoun

   The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.

5. Davidnoun

   A patronymic surname common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.

6. Davidnoun

   A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name.

7. Etymology: From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde (reinforced by Anglo-Norman, cf. modern Jersey Norman Dâvi), from Old English David, borrowed from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally " beloved").

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. David

   David (Hebrew: דָּוִד) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah, after Ish-bosheth. In the biblical narrative, David is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician and later by killing the enemy champion Goliath. He becomes a favorite of King Saul and a close friend of Saul's son Jonathan. Worried that David is trying to take his throne, Saul turns on David. After Saul and Jonathan are killed in battle, David is anointed as King. David conquers Jerusalem, taking the Ark of the Covenant into the city, and establishing the kingdom founded by Saul. As king, David commits adultery with Bathsheba, leading him to arrange the death of her husband Uriah the Hittite. Because of this sin, God denies David the opportunity to build the temple, and his son Absalom tries to overthrow him. David flees Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion, but after Absalom's death he returns to the city to rule Israel. Before his peaceful death, he chooses his son Solomon as successor. He is honored in the prophetic literature as an ideal king and the forefather of a future Messiah, and many psalms are ascribed to him. Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably existed around 1000 BCE, but that there is little that can be said about him as a historical figure. It was initially thought that there were no evidence outside of the Bible concerning David, but the Tel Dan Stele, an inscribed stone erected by a king of Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate his victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase in Hebrew: ביתדוד‎, bytdwd, which most scholars translate as "House of David". Ancient Near East historians generally doubt that the united monarchy as described in the Bible existed. David is richly represented in post-biblical Jewish written and oral tradition, and is discussed in the New Testament. Early Christians interpreted the life of Jesus in light of the references to the Messiah and to David; Jesus is described as being descended from David. David is discussed in the Quran and figures in Islamic oral and written tradition as well. The biblical character of David has inspired many interpretations in art and literature over centuries.

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1. David

   David is a male given name that is derived from the Hebrew name "Dawid" meaning "beloved" or "darling." It is a common name used in many cultures and has biblical origins, referring to the biblical figure of King David, who was the second king of Israel and known for his bravery, leadership, and musical talents. The name David is widely used worldwide and has various spellings and pronunciations in different languages.

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1. David

   David according to the Hebrew Bible, was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040–970 BCE, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1002 BCE, and his reign over the United Kingdom of Israel c. 1002–970 BCE. The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan stele contains the phrase ביתדוד, read as "House of David", which most scholars take as confirmation of the existence in the mid-9th century BCE of a Judean royal dynasty called the House of David. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms. David is central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic doctrine and culture. Biblical tradition maintains that a direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam he is considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DAVID

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, David is ranked #782 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The David surname appeared 44,040 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 15 would have the surname David.
   
   59.4% or 26,182 total occurrences were White.
   14.8% or 6,544 total occurrences were Black.
   13.8% or 6,100 total occurrences were Asian.
   7.5% or 3,343 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 1,110 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 762 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Old Testament
   • King
   • Painter
   • Patron Saint

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DAVID' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #632

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DAVID' in Written Corpus Frequency: #619

How to pronounce DAVID?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DAVID in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DAVID in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DAVID in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of DAVID in a Sentence

1. Rob Manwaring:

   There has been a backlash from men who don't understand notions of white privilege, the systematic power they have that is afforded to them, there's a changing discourse there, david Leyonhjelm is a flagbearer of the backlash.

2. Donald Duncan:

   In 1997 we were the fastest growing manufacturing metro area in the country and four years later it collapsed, what you can see on the ground today is 3,000 job openings. China's emergence as the world's low-cost producer and export superpower following its World Trade Organization entry in 2001 dealt a heavy blow to traditional industrial communities such as Hickory. Economists David Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson have tried to separate the impact of trade from other factors affecting U.S. manufacturing employment and they estimate that between 1990 and 2007 Hickory lost 16 percent of its manufacturing jobs just due to surging imports from China. DEEP SCARS. Buffeted by other headwinds, such as the 1994 North American Free Trade agreement and the lifting of textile quotas in 2004, the area lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs overall, half the total, between 2000 and 2009. Nationally, more than 5 million manufacturing jobs have disappeared since 2000, a period that also included the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The collapse left deep and still visible scars that help explain the appeal of Trump's pledge to bring back manufacturing's glory days. In Hickory, disability rolls soared more than 50 percent between 2000 and 2014, swollen by older workers who struggled to return to the workforce. At the same time, the share of the 25-34 year old in the population fell by almost a fifth between 2000 and 2010. Consequently, even as the unemployment rate tumbled from a peak above 15 percent in 2010 to 4.6 percent today, below the national average, so did the labor force participation rate. It fell from above 68 percent in 2000 to below 59 percent in 2014. Poverty levels doubled. Yet the manufacturing upswing in areas that suffered the most during the downturn is evident. Rust belt states, such as Michigan, Indiana and Ohio that may prove pivotal in the Nov. 8 presidential election, have been adding manufacturing jobs faster than the economy as a whole. Michigan, for example, which lost nearly half of its manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2009, has since then seen a 25 percent rise, well above the 4 percent gain nationally. Manufacturing employment there is still well below the levels in the 1990s. Economists debate whether returning to that level is realistic given technological advances that have reduced manufacturing's share of the workforce from a high of above 30 percent in the 1950s to around 8 percent today. But they also feel that have already seen the bottom, particularly when it comes to China's impact.

3. Nicola Sturgeon:

   By holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster.

4. Rod Skirvin:

   Officer Valenti is accepting of the suspension and is not going to fight it, officer Valenti wishes to extend an apology to the David Hogg family and any family that was offended by his comment. Officer Valenti realizes Officer Valenti comments were insensitive and deeply regrets what Officer Valenti has done.

5. Nobel Assembly:

   David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian ability to sense heat, cold and touch is essential for survival and underpins David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian interaction with the world around David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DAVID
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/David
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DAVID
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html