A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5 Aramaic of dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867H) § 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 dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867) (1)) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as (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)
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H1868 — דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ
dar.ya.vesh · Darius · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 4:24 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.Ezra 5:5 · לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁBut the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.Ezra 5:6 · דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁThis is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.Ezra 5:7 · לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁThe report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.Ezra 6:1 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.Ezra 6:12 · דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.Ezra 6:13 · דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁIn response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.Ezra 6:14 · וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁSo the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.Ezra 6:15 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁAnd this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.Daniel 5:31 · וְדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.Daniel 6:1 · דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁNow it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,Daniel 6:6 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁSo the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!Daniel 6:9 · דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁTherefore King Darius signed the written decree.Daniel 6:25 · דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁThen King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.Daniel 6:28 · דָּרְיָ֑וֶשׁSo Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.