What does דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1868
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ
Darius.
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דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ H1868
What does דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "Darius.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1868?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Darius (11), of Darius (2), and Darius (1), to Darius (1).
Where does דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (9), Daniel (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Darius 11× Ezra 5:6, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:12
of Darius 2× Ezra 4:24, Daniel 6:28
and Darius 1× Daniel 5:31
to Darius 1× Ezra 5:5
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:24 דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ to of Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 5:5 לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ to to Darius Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 5:6 דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ to Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 5:7 לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ to Darius Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:1 דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ to Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:12 דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ to Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:13 דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ to Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:14 וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ to Darius Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 6:15 דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ to Darius Noun - proper - masculine singular Daniel 5:31 וְדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ to and Darius Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:24
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 2
Ezra 9 Daniel 6
Source forms
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ 4x dā·rə·yā·weš Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 6:6
דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ 1x ḏā·rə·yā·weš Ezra 6:12
דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Ezra 5:6
דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Ezra 6:13
דָּרְיָ֔וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Daniel 6:1
דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Daniel 6:9
דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Daniel 6:25
דָּרְיָ֑וֶשׁ 1x dā·rə·yā·weš Daniel 6:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 11x Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Ezra 6:14, Daniel 5:31
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Darius.
Source Gloss
Darius.
Word Origins
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain