H1873 H1873
Dara, a wise man from Judah's lineage; variant spelling of Darda
This name appears in Chronicles's genealogy of Judah as one of the sons of Zerah. The parallel passage in 1 Kings spells the name 'Darda,' and textual evidence suggests Darda is the original reading, with Dara being a variant. Chronicles places these wise men in Judah's tribal lineage, specifically the Zerahite clan. The Septuagint and Syriac versions support reading Darda here as well. This genealogical placement connects legendary wisdom figures to Israel's tribal structure, grounding abstract intellectual excellence in concrete family identity.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 1 Chronicles 2:6 lists the sons of Zerah including Ethan, Heman, Calcol, 'and Dara'—the same group of wise men mentioned in 1 Kings 4:31 as being surpassed by Solomon. The variant spelling (Darda vs. Dara) reflects normal textual variation in proper names across manuscripts. By including these sages in Judah's genealogy, Chronicles integrates wisdom tradition into tribal history. This genealogical context suggests these weren't foreign wise men but Israelites renowned for wisdom, making Solomon's superiority a matter of God's special gift rather than cross-cultural comparison. 1×
AR["وَ-دارَع"]·ben["ও-দারা"]·DE["[ודרע]"]·EN["and-Dara"]·FR["[ודרע]"]·heb["ו-דרע"]·HI["और-दारा"]·ID["dan-Dara"]·IT["[ודרע]"]·jav["lan-Dara"]·KO["그-와-다라"]·PT["e-Dara"]·RU["и-Дара"]·ES["y-Dara"]·SW["na-Dara"]·TR["ve-Dara"]·urd["و-دارع"]
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
† דַּרְדַּע n.pr.m. (etym. dub.; possibly = דַּרְדַּר, belonging then sub דרר, cf. ThesAdd.83)—only 1 K 5:11 Eathan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol (types of wise men, but solomon wiser than they); = דָּ֖רַע 1 Ch 2:6, where read דַּרְדַּע with 𝔖 𝔗 & Codd.