What does דָּוִד · Δαβίδ mean in the Bible?
דָּוִד · Δαβίδ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the covenant king whose line would produce the Messiah".
Hebrew · H1732, G1138
דָּוִד
David , the youngest son of Jesse · Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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דָּוִד H1732 David , the youngest son of Jesse
Pronunciation david
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Δαβίδ G1138 Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Pronunciation Dabíd
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What does דָּוִד (david) mean in the Bible?
דָּוִד · Δαβίδ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the covenant king whose line would produce the Messiah".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1732, G1138?
H1732, G1138 is connected to 1,075 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the covenant king whose line would produce the Messiah
Strong's H1732, G1138
Lexical occurrences 1,075 verses Source Gloss
the covenant king whose line would produce the Messiah
Word Origins
דָּוִד is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain