דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDârᵉyâvêsh
proper name, masculine: id.
Pronunciation: daw-reh-yaw-vaysh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1868
Meanings
1. Darius Hystaspis (Ezra 4:24)
2. 'Darius the Mede' (Daniel 6:1; Daniel 6:2; Daniel 6:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 4:24 The Rebuilding Resumes So the work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.
- Ezra 5:5 But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision.
- Ezra 5:6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:
- Ezra 5:7 “To King Darius. Greetings.
- Ezra 6:1 So King Darius issued orders that a search be made in the Babylonian archives, which were stored in the treasury.
- Ezra 6:12 May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).