What is the meaning of David?

noun

  • Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600.
  • French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825.
  • Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC. ().
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