King of Israel in the Hebrew Bible: as a shepherd boy he kills the giant 歌利亚 with a sling, later rules from Jerusalem, and is credited with many of the 诗篇 (Psalms).
King David defeated the giant Goliath with a stone.
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大卫 (Dàwèi) is the standard Mandarin transliteration of 'David' - 大 (dà, 'big') for the 'Da' sound and 卫 (wèi) for the 'vid'/'wi' sound. 王 (wáng) means 'king', appended as a title (compare 亚瑟王 King Arthur).
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The Star of David on Israel's flag is 大卫星, a 六芒星 'six-pointed star'. Michelangelo's marble David in Florence is 大卫像, 'statue of David'.
