Dârᵉyâvêsh — H1867

Definition

masculine proper noun

Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings

1. Darius = "lord"
2. 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)
3. Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC)
4. Darius II or Darius III
1. 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
2. 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)

Usually translated as

Darius

Origin

of Persian origin

Occurrences

Dârᵉyâvêsh occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Daniel (2), Haggai (3), Zechariah (3)

• Ezra 4:5 — And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius (דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ) king of Persia.
• Nehemiah 12:22 — The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius (דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ) the Persian.
• Daniel 9:1 — In the first year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ) the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
• Daniel 11:1 — Also I in the first year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ) the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
• Haggai 1:1 — In the second year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ) the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
• Haggai 1:15 — In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ) the king.
• Haggai 2:10 — In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ), came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
• Zechariah 1:1 — In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ), came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
• Zechariah 1:7 — Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius (לְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ), came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
• Zechariah 7:1 — And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius (לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ), that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;