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Davidic

Davidic

1 9.8
Relating to King David or his family line
  • adjective
  • /dəˈvɪdɪk/
: davídico
  • The Davidic covenant promised that a ruler from David's line would always sit on the throne of Israel.

Examples

  • Zion, he declared, would be acknowledged as the holy city and a new Davidic king would reign.

  • The new leader of the nation claimed to have a Davidic lineage, tracing his ancestry back to the biblical King David.

  • Zerubbabel was a grandson of King Yahoo Yahin, who was the last Davidic king who'd been kept in house arrest in in Babylon.

  • In their songs, the band often references Davidic themes, celebrating the triumphs and struggles of David's descendants.

Synonyms

Davidian
vsDavidic
3 9.3

Relating to King David, his family, or his rule

emphasizes descendants and family lineage rather than personal qualities

Surface Forms

Davidic positive

Morphology

Davidic = David (transparent) = David + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the proper name 'David'; meaning 'relating to David' is directly inferable for learners familiar with the name.

Etymology

Davidic comes from the name David, the famous king in the Bible, plus the ending -ic, which means 'relating to', as in historic. So Davidic means 'relating to King David or his family'.