Strong's Definition
of Persian origin; Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV Usage: Darius
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) — Darius. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.22 § 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) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 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)
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) — Darius. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5 Also named: dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1868) § 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) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 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)
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) — Darius. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.5.31; son of: Ahasuerus (H0325) Also named: dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1868H) § 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) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) 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)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of People
Darius = man; ► king of Persia, in post-exilic times
EZR 4:5 · EZR 4:24 · EZR 5:5 · EZR 5:6 · EZR 5:7 · EZR 6:1 · EZR 6:12 · EZR 6:13 · EZR 6:14 · EZR 6:15 · NEH 12:22 · DAN 6:1 · DAN 6:2 · DAN 6:7 · DAN 6:10 · DAN 6:26 · DAN 6:29 · DAN 9:1 · DAN 11:1 · HAG 1:1 · HAG 1:15 · HAG 2:10 · ZEC 1:1 · ZEC 1:7 · ZEC 7:1
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ n.pr.m. Darius Darius Hystaspis, 522-485
Darius Codomannus, 336-332
‘Darius the Mede,’
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