Strong's #1867: Dar`yavesh (pronounced daw-reh-yaw-vaysh')

of Persian origin; Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings:--Darius.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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dâreyâvêsh

Darius = "lord"

1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC)

2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty

3) Darius II or Darius III

3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah

3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

Relation: of Persian origin

Usage:

This word is used 10 times:

 

Ezra 4:5: "of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Nehemiah 12:22: "also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian."
Daniel 9:1: "In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes,"
Daniel 11:1: "Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen"
Haggai 1:1: "In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day"
Haggai 1:15: "month, in the second year of Darius the king."
Haggai 2:10: "day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by"
Zechariah 1:1: "month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto"
Zechariah 1:7: "is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came of the LORD"
Zechariah 7:1: "in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto"