daryavesh · Darius

What it means

daryavesh (דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “Darius”.

(the Aramaic form of the name): the name of kings of Persia and Media; in Ezra, the king of Persia in whose reign the house of God in Jerusalem was resumed and finished.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Ezra×9
• Daniel×6

• Ezra 4:24

  Then the work of the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

• Ezra 5:5

  But the eye of their Elah was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease until the report should go to Darius and then they should return a letter about this.

• Ezra 5:6

  The copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his companions, the Apharsachites who were in the other side of the river, sent to Darius the king.

• Ezra 5:7

  They sent a message to him, and thus was written in it: “To Darius the king: all peace.

• Ezra 6:1

  Then Darius the king gave an order, and they investigated in the house of the books where the treasures were deposited there in Babylon.

• Ezra 6:12

  And may the Elah who has made his name dwell there overthrow every king and people who puts forth his hand to change it, to damage that house of Elah which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given an order; let it be done with diligence.”

• Ezra 6:13

  Then Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, according to what Darius the king had sent, thus they did with diligence.

• Ezra 6:14

  And the elders of the Jews were building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo; and they built and finished by the order of the Elah of Israel and by the order of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

• Ezra 6:15

  And this house was brought to completion by the third day of the month of Adar, which was the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

• Daniel 5:31

  And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

• Daniel 6:1

  It seemed good to Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who would be throughout the kingdom,

• Daniel 6:6

  Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!

• Daniel 6:9

  Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the prohibition.

• Daniel 6:25

  Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: “May your peace increase!

• Daniel 6:28

  And this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.