דָּוִד david

Hebrew word for “David” · Strong’s H1732 · used 1,075 times in 910 verses

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Meaning

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17;

How it is translated

Glosses given for david in context, with how often each is used:

• david 1,060
• like david 9
• belonged to david 4
• against david 2

Where it is used

Also in 7 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Samuel 17 (30), 1 Samuel 18 (27), 1 Samuel 23 (22), 1 Samuel 20 (21), 1 Samuel 30 (21), 1 Samuel 25 (20), 1 Chronicles 21 (20), 2 Samuel 3 (19), 2 Samuel 11 (19), 1 Samuel 26 (18)

Forms

• דוד 596
• דויד 251
• לדוד 134
• ודוד 38
• לדויד 24
• בדוד 14
• כדוד 6
• ודויד 6
• כדויד 3
• בדויד 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with david more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 138
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 119
• עִם im “with” 116
• אָב av “father” 117
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 117
• פְּלִשְׁתִּי pelishti “Philistine” 65
• עִיר ir “city” 80
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 73
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 76
• נָצַח natsach “to conduct” 39
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 51
• נָכָה nakhah “to smite” 58

Key verses

The verses using david that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Chronicles 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with…
• Psalms 27:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 51:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to…
• Psalms 63:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for…
• Psalms 110:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• Isaiah 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with…
• Isaiah 55:3 — Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
• Jeremiah 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and…
• Ezekiel 34:23 — And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
• Ezekiel 37:24 — And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
• Hosea 3:5 — Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
• Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.