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 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁthen ceased the service of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.Ezra 5:5 · לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁAnd the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.Ezra 5:6 · דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁThe copy of a letter that Tatnai, governor beyond the river, hath sent, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the Apharsachites who are beyond the river, unto Darius the king.Ezra 5:7 · לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁA letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it:Ezra 6:1 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThen Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the books of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,Ezra 6:12 · דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙And God, who caused His name to dwell there, doth cast down any king and people that putteth forth his hand to change, to destroy this house of God that is in Jerusalem; I Darius have made a decree; speedily let it be done.’Ezra 6:13 · דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁThen Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;Ezra 6:14 · וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁand the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.Ezra 6:15 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁAnd this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.Daniel 5:31 · וְדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙and Darius the Mede hath received the kingdom, when a son of sixty and two years.Daniel 6:1 · דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁIt hath been good before Darius, and he hath established over the kingdom satraps—a hundred and twenty—that they may be throughout the whole kingdom,Daniel 6:6 · דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁThen these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: ‘O king Darius, to the ages live!Daniel 6:9 · דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁTherefore king Darius hath signed the writing and interdict.Daniel 6:25 · דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁThen Darius the king hath written to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the land: ‘Your peace be great!Daniel 6:28 · דָּרְיָ֑וֶשׁAnd this Daniel hath prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.