Etymology

David HaMelech

Today it means: King David, the second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon. Full definition →

Hebrew דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromדָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ“David the king”
  2. English todayDavid HaMelech

From Hebrew דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ (davíd hamélekh, “David the king”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.