Strongs's #1868: Daryavesh - Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Strong's #1868: Daryavesh (pronounced daw-reh-yaw-vaysh')

(Aramaic) corresponding to 1867:--Darius.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

ּׁ (Aramaic)
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)

(same as 1867 (1))

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

(521 BC) (same as 1867 (2))

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: corresponding to H1867

Usage:

This word is used 15 times:

Ezra 4:24: "the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Ezra 5:5: "till the matter came to Darius: they returned answer by letter concerning"
Ezra 5:6: "the river, unto Darius the king:"
Ezra 5:7: "him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
Ezra 6:1: "Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls,"
Ezra 6:12: "which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed."
Ezra 6:13: "and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so"
Ezra 6:14: "and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia."
Ezra 6:15: "was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius"
Daniel 5:31: " And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old."
Daniel 6:1: "It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty"
Daniel 6:6: "and said thus unto him, King Darius, live forever."
Daniel 6:9: "Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree."
Daniel 6:25: "Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages,"
Daniel 6:28: "Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian."

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