H1867 H1867
Darius — the Persian royal name borne by Darius Hystaspis, Darius Codomannus, and 'Darius the Mede.'
This Old Persian name (Darayavaush, meaning 'he who holds firm the good') identifies up to three rulers in the Hebrew Bible. Darius I (Hystaspis, 522-486 BC) is the most frequently mentioned, appearing in Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra as the king under whom the Second Temple was completed. Darius III (Codomannus, 336-330 BC) may be the Darius of Nehemiah 12:22. The enigmatic 'Darius the Mede' of Daniel 9:1 and 11:1 remains a subject of scholarly discussion. German renderings include the interesting prepositional forms 'fuer-Darius' and 'zu-Darius,' reflecting the genitive contexts in which the name frequently appears.
Senses
1. of Daryavesh — The royal name Darius (Hebrew daryavesh, from Old Persian Darayavaush), applied to Persian-era kings. Most occurrences refer to Darius I Hystaspis, under whose reign the Jerusalem temple was rebuilt (Ezra 4:5; Hag 1:1, 15; Zech 1:1, 7). The name also designates Darius the Mede in Daniel (Dan 9:1; 11:1) and possibly Darius III in Nehemiah 12:22. The dating formula 'in the Xth year of Darius' is the characteristic syntactic frame, reflected in multilingual glosses like French 'Darius' and German 'zu-Darius.' 10×
AR["داريوسَ", "دَارِيُوشَ", "لِدَارِيُوس", "لِدَارِيُوسَ", "لِـ-دَارَيُوشَ"]·ben["দারিয়াবসের", "দারিয়াবুশের", "দারিয়াবেশের"]·DE["Darius", "fuer-Darius", "zu-Darius"]·EN["Daryavesh", "of-Darius", "of-Daryavesh"]·FR["Darius"]·heb["דריוש", "ל-דריווש", "ל-דריוש"]·HI["के-दारा", "दारा"]·ID["Darius", "dari-Darius", "pemerintahan-Darius"]·IT["Dario", "a-Dario"]·jav["Darius", "kagem-Darius"]·KO["다리오", "다리오-의", "다리오의", "다리우스", "에-다리오", "에게-다리오"]·PT["Daryavesh", "de-Daryavesh"]·RU["Дария", "Дарйавеша", "Дарьявеша", "у-Дарьявеша"]·ES["Darío", "de-Darío"]·SW["Dario", "wa-Dario"]·TR["Darius'un", "Daryavesh'in-", "Daryavesin", "Daryaveş'in", "le-Daryaveş"]·urd["دارا", "دارا-کے", "کے-دارا", "کے-داریوس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ n.pr.m. Darius (Old Pers. Dârayavaʾush cf. SpiegAPK 81)— 1. Darius Hystaspis, 522–485 Ezr 4:5 Hg 1:1, 15; 2:10 Zc 1:1, 7; 7:1. 2. Darius Codomannus, 336–332 Ne 12:22. 3. ‘Darius the Mede,’ Dn 9:1; 11:1, cf. Bev Dan. p. 19.