לְ/דָוִ֨יד

𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃

ledavid

to David

rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.

H1732

2 Chronicles 2:11 · Word #15

Lexicon H1732

Lemmaדָּוִד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤃𐤅𐤃
TransliterationDâvid
Strong'sH1732
In-contextto David

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H1732-05

to David (the Beloved One)

Rootדוד (d-w-d)
Core Meaningslove, affection, belovedness
Semantic RangeDavid, son of Jesse; the Davidic king; attribution or dedication to David; belonging to or concerning David.
Conceptual SignificanceDavid stands as the paradigmatic beloved king of Israel, recipient of the enduring covenant promise (2 Samuel 7). His name, rooted in "belovedness," underscores themes of covenant love, chosen kingship, and messianic expectation tied to the Davidic line.
Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("to/for/of") prefixed to a masculine singular proper noun (Np). Occurs frequently in psalm superscriptions indicating authorship, dedication, or association.
Rendering RationaleThe name דָּוִד derives from the root דוד, conveying the idea of love or belovedness. The prefixed לְ indicates direction, possession, or dedication (“to/for/of”), and the proper noun is masculine singular. "To David (the Beloved One)" preserves both the root sense of belovedness and the grammatical form of a singular masculine proper name with prefixed preposition.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root דוד (love, affection, belovedness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1731-01 badudim in the boiling-pots
H1732-01 bedavid in David (the Beloved)
H1736-01 bedudaey with the love-mandrakes of

Word Usage (1075 occurrences of H1732)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Samuel 16:13 דָּוִ֔ד david David
1 Samuel 16:19 דָּוִ֥ד david David
1 Samuel 16:20 דָּוִ֥ד david David