Hebrew

Alternative forms

• דויד
• דוויד

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daˈvid/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.vəd/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dɔːˈwiːð/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daːˈwiːð/

Proper noun

דָּוִד • ‎(davíd) m

1. David, the Biblical son of Jesse and second king of ancient Israel.
2. A male given name, David.

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

• דֹד defective spelling

Pronunciation

• (Medieval Tiberian) IPA^(key): /doːð/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dod/

Noun

דּוֹד • ‎(dod) m ‎(plural indefinite דּוֹדִים, plural construct דּוֹדֵי־, feminine counterpart דּוֹדָה)

1. (A person's) uncle: a parent's sibling, or an aunt's husband.
   • c. 300 BCE, Esther 2:7, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיְהִי אֹמֵן אֶת־הֲדַסָּה הִיא אֶסְתֵּר בַּת־דֹּדוֹ כִּי אֵין לָהּ אָב וָאֵם […] ‎

     vay'hí omén et-hadasa hi estér bat-dodó ki ein lah av va'ém […]

     And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, […]

2. (A person's) beloved.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dud/

Noun

דּוּד • ‎(dud) m ‎(plural indefinite דּוּדִים, plural construct דּוּדֵי־)

1. a water heater

Derived terms

• דּוּד שֶׁמֶשׁ ‎(dud shémesh)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew.

Proper noun

דוד • ‎(doved) m

1. David, the Biblical son of Jesse and second king of ancient Israel.
2. A male given name: David.