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David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern: David, Tiberian: Dāwîḏ) means ' beloved ', derived from the root dôwd (דּוֹד), which originally meant ' to boil ', but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in the figurative usage ' to love '; specifically, it is a term for an uncle or figuratively, a lover/beloved (it is used in this way in the Song of Songs: אני לדודי ודודי לי, ' I am ...
David (/ ˈdeɪvɪd /; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") [a][5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, [6][7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. According to Jewish works such as the Seder Olam Rabbah, Seder Olam Zutta, and Sefer ha-Qabbalah (all ...
Davidic line. The Davidic line or House of David (Hebrew: בֵּית דָּוִד, romanized: Bēt Dāvīḏ) is the lineage of the Israelite king David. In Judaism, it is based on texts from the Hebrew Bible and through the succeeding centuries based on later traditions. According to the Bible, David, of the Tribe of Judah, was the third king ...
Andrew (Simon Peter's brother) James, son of Zebedee. John, son of Zebedee. Philip. Bartholomew also known as "Nathanael". Thomas also known as "Doubting Thomas". Matthew also known as "Levi". James, son of Alphaeus. Judas, son of James (a.k.a. Thaddeus or Lebbaeus)
See also References A Abagtha See also: Abagtha Abagtha (Hebrew אֲבַגְתָא) was a court official or eunuch of king Ahasuerus who was commanded along with 6 other officials to parade queen Vashti to go before the king. (Esther 1:10) Abda See also: Abda (biblical figure) The name Abda (Hebrew עַבְדָּא) means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH. There are ...
David's Mighty Warriors (also known as David's Mighty Men or the Gibborim; Hebrew: הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים, romanized: hagGībōrīm, lit. 'the Mighty') are a group of 37 men in the Hebrew Bible who fought with King David and are identified in 2 Samuel 23:8–38, part of the "supplementary information" added to the Second Book of Samuel in ...
The Star of David (Hebrew: מָגֵן דָּוִד, romanized: Magen David, lit. 'Shield of David') [a] is a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and Judaism. [1] Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles. The Star of David featured in the oldest complete copy of the Masoretic text.
According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem. [4] Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous King of Israel.