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Zechariah 1:1

Within the Eighth new moon, within the duplicate of twofold, Possessor of Good 1 ("Darius") has become. He Is (יהוה) has ordered words toward He Is Remembered ("Zechariah"), builder/son of He Is Blessed ("Berekiah"), builder/son of Time of Himself ("Iddo") the Prophet, to say,

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Zec. 1:1

The Hebrew name דריושׁ (Daryavesh) is the biblical form of the name Darius, used for several Persian kings, most notably Darius the Great. The etymology of this name can be broken down as follows:

  1. Darya-: The first part of the name is linked to the Old Persian "Dārayavauš" (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁), where "Dāra-" means "to hold" or "to possess."

  2. -vush: The second part of the name in Old Persian is "-vauš," which is derived from the verb "vaz-" meaning "to wish" or "to desire." In context, it can be interpreted as "who is good" or "who holds goodness."

Therefore, the full meaning of "Dārayavauš" is interpreted as "he who holds firm the good" or "possessor of good."

In Hebrew, this name was adapted to דריושׁ (Daryavesh), preserving the original sound while fitting Hebrew phonetics and writing conventions. The Hebrew version doesn't inherently change the meaning of the name from its Old Persian origins.