Ben-David

Ben-David (also Ben David, BenDavid, Bendavid; Hebrew: בן דוד ; Persian: بن داود) is a Hebrew patronymic surname. In Hebrew, it means "son of David." It also refers to the descendants of King David. It is one of the most common surnames in Israel. It may refer to the following people:

Abraham ben David (RABaD, 12th century CE), a Provençal rabbi and a Talmudic scholar
Abraham ben David Caslari (14th century CE), a Catalan-Jewish physician
Alon Ben David, an Israeli television and print journalist
Anan ben David (8th century CE), a major founder of the Karaite movement of Judaism
Jacob ben David ben Yomtob (14th century CE), a Catalan Jewish astronomer
Joseph Ben-David (1920–1986), Israeli sociologist
Judah ben David Hayyuj (10th century CE), a Spanish-Jewish grammarian
Mordechai ben David (born 1951, real name Mordechai Werdyger), a Jewish-American musician
Naftali Bendavid, an American journalist
Solomon ben David (disambiguation)
Zadok Ben-David, a Yemen-born Israeli artist and sculptor

See also