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

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1. David, Saint David, St. David(noun)

   patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

2. David, Jacques Louis David(noun)

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

3. David(noun)

   (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. David(ProperNoun)

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2. David(ProperNoun)

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

3. David(ProperNoun)

   common in Wales.

Origin: From the Greek Δαυίδ from the דּוד, meaning "beloved".

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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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1. david

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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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Bridget Anne Kelly:

   David Wildstein is a liar.

2. Donald Trump:

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3. Michael Goodstein:

   Do not panic if David Katz live at high altitude.

4. Beau Cassidy:

   David Cassidy: The Last Session, i have a liver disease.

5. Stephen Scheele:

   If you could put David on any sort of a job, he'll do it.

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