Daniel 9:1
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ
Dârᵉyâvêsh
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
מָדַי
Mâday
{Madai, a country of central Asia}
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
כַּשְׂדִּי
Kasdîy
a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ Dârᵉyâvêsh
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
Study H1868 →אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
Study H325 →כַּשְׂדִּי Kasdîy
a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
Study H3778 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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