First names in Hebrew

First name Dovid: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דוד

Gematria value: 14

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dovid is written דוד

Dovid is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of David, דוד in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Dovid mean?

Meaning: "beloved"
Origin: Hebrew

Dovid is the way David is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same three letters. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”, from dod, “beloved, friend”.

Gematria

Dovid = 14

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דוד has 3 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total14

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Dalet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Dovid, from ד to ד:

דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפּוֹת נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃

“The words of the wise are like goads, like nails firmly planted; the masters of collections gave them from one shepherd.”

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The book of your first name

Dovid, in nine pages

• Dovid, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Dovid
• Dovid, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Dovid in three answers

How do you write Dovid in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dovid is written דוד. Dovid is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of David, דוד in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Dovid?
Written דוד, Dovid is worth 14: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Dovid mean?
Beloved (origin: Hebrew). Dovid is the way David is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same three letters. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”, from dod, “beloved, friend”.