Darius
Transliteration:
dar.ya.vesh
Morphhology:
Proper Name Noun Male Person
Definition:
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.31; son of: Ahasuerus (
h325) Aramaic of
dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius"
h1867I) § 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)
Transliteration:
Dârᵉyâvêsh
Pronounciation:
daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'
Morphhology:
Proper Name Masculine
Definition:
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}; Darius.; (Aramaic) corresponding to
h1867 (דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ)