David, Root of
David, Root of
Title of Christ in Apocalypse 5 and 22, where the word “offspring” is added to make its meaning clearer. It is borrowed from Isaias 11 where it designates the future Messias. “As the Prophet foresaw, the stump of the old tree of the House of David sent forth a new David to rule the nations.”
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
David, Root of
root ( , he rhza Daued, Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16): Root here means stock, family, descendant, hence, the Root of David is that which descended from David, not that from which David descended. Jesus Christ in His human nature and family connections was a descendant of David, a member of his family.