'Well-beloved, dear' Beloved or friend. The Old Testament David killed the giant Goliath in 10th Century BC, then succeeded Saul as King of Israel. Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew. David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages. Beloved. Beloved or friend, from the Hebrew. Sixth century St David (or Dewi) was patron saint of Wales.
Word, thing, a bee Bee. Deborah was the Biblical prophetess who summoned Barak to battle against an army of invaders. After the battle she wrote a victory song which is part of the Book of Judges.
Poor, small, head of hair Amorous, delight, languishing, temptress. In the Old Testament, Samson's mistress Delilah tricked him into revealing the secret of his strength, then betrayed him to the Philistines.