דָּוִד (David): A Man After God’s Own Heart
Deep Dive into דָּוִדThe name David, who served as the second king of the Israelites during the approximate period of 1055–1015 B.C., displays two main variant spellings across the biblical texts, reflecting a chronological difference. The older form, $\mathrm{דָּוִד}$ (dāwid), is used nearly 790 times and is the predominant spelling in ancient books such as Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Psalms, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. The younger, fuller spelling, $\mathrm{דָּוִיד}$ (dāwîyd), is associated with post-exilic texts like Zechariah, Ezra, and Nehemiah, where it is used consistently. David is identified as…
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