1868

dārᵊyāweš דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ ‘Darius’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: corresponding to dārᵊyāweš דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ ‘Darius’
Roots: דריושׁ

dārᵊyāweš pr n m pers
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 H01867 (1))
2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (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 (336-330 BC)

Mentioned in Daniel 6:7, 6:26, 6:2, 6:10, 6:1, 6:29 Ezra 5:6, 4:24, 5:5, 6:1, 6:13, 6:15, 6:12, 6:14, 5:7

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