David (דויד) means David in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
David
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for David.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מלך ישראל השני וראש השושלת העיקרית.
וְעָבְדוּ אֵת יהוה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְאֵת דָּוִד מַלְכָּם אֲשֶׁר אָקִים לָהֶם
- 2שם פרטי זכרי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word David is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- דָּוִד
- Written without vowel points
- דויד
- Said
- david
- Root
- ד־ו־ד
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Gematria
- 24
This is how David is said in other languages.
- English
- David
- Arabic
- داوود
- Russian
- Давид
- French
- David
- Spanish
- David
- German
- David
These words mean nearly the same as David.
- בן ישי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with David.
The word David is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בן דוד
- מגן דויד
- עיר דוד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word David comes from the root ד־ו־ד, like these words.
This is where the word David comes from.
קאסוטו ובנימין מזר מצאו בתעודות חיצוניות למקרא כי תיבת "דֲוִוידו(ם)" (dāwidu(m קיימת אצל השבטים הנודדים-שמיים-מערביים (האמורים) ממָרי של המאה ה־18 לפנה"ס בהוראת "ראש שבט"; מאוחר יותר גם בהוראת "שר-הצבא-בשירותו-של-מושל". טור־סיני אף מוסיף שזמרילם מלך מארי הכה את ה-"דווידום" של בני ימין (שבטים אמוריים שישבו סמוך לפרת). במצבת מישע של מלך מואב מופיעה תיבת "דודה" (אשב. משמ. את. אראל.
These words come before and after David in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word David.
What does David (דויד) mean in Hebrew?
David (דויד) means David. It is said david, with the stress on vid.
What is a synonym for David (דויד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as David (דויד) are בן ישי.
What rhymes with David (דויד)?
Words that rhyme with David (דויד) include עתיד, תלמיד, יחיד, שריד, פקיד, and גיד.
Is David (דויד) masculine or feminine?
The word David (דויד) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry דוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.