דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל

Ezra 8:2 דָּנִיֵּ֑אל ס Daniel

from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush

Nehemiah 10:6 דָּנִיֵּ֥אל Daniel

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

Ezekiel 14:14 דָּנִיֵּ֣אל Daniel

then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.

Here: Either Ezekiel's younger contemporary, the exile at the Babylonian court, or Danel, an ancient legendary righteous judge known from Canaanite (Ugaritic) literature. See the debates. Either way, he is held up as an example of righteousness the hearers would recognize at once.

Ezekiel 14:20 דָּנִיֵּ֣אל Daniel

then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.

Here: The second famous righteous man. The consonants spell 'Dan'el', which may point to an ancient hero known across the Levant rather than Ezekiel's younger contemporary. Either way he is offered as a byword for righteousness (see debates).

Ezekiel 28:3 מִדָּֽנִיֵּ֑אל more than Daniel

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

Here: The prefix mi- ('from') here means 'more than', so this is a comparison. The name refers to a famous wise and righteous figure, either the Judean exile Daniel or, as many scholars think, the ancient hero Dan'el known from Canaanite legend (see debates).

Daniel 2:13 דָּנִיֵּ֥אל Daniel

So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

Daniel 2:14 דָּנִיֵּ֗אל Daniel

When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

Daniel 2:15 לְדָנִיֵּֽאל׃ to Daniel

“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

Daniel 2:16 וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל and Daniel

So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.

Daniel 2:17 דָּֽנִיֵּ֖אל Daniel

Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

Daniel 2:18 דָּנִיֵּ֣אל Daniel

urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Here: Daniel is named as one of those under the death sentence. His Hebrew name, meaning 'God is my judge', fits a chapter about the God who decides what is revealed.

Daniel 2:19 לְדָנִיֵּ֛אל דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל to Daniel, Daniel

During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven

Here: 'To Daniel', placed first for emphasis. The court experts had failed; the secret goes to this one exiled Judean. The name, 'God is my judge', fits a story about a death sentence being lifted.

Daniel 2:20 דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ Daniel

and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

Here: The Judean exile. The court had given him the Babylonian name Belteshazzar (1:7), but here the narrator uses his Hebrew name, whose meaning ('El/God judges') suits a man praising the God who rules over kings.

Daniel 2:24 דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ Daniel

Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:25 לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל <obj.> Daniel

Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”

Daniel 2:26 לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל to Daniel

The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”

Daniel 2:27 דָנִיֵּ֛אל Daniel

Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.

Daniel 2:46 וּלְדָנִיֵּ֖אל and to Daniel

At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him.

Daniel 2:47 לְדָנִיֵּ֜אל to Daniel

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Here: 'To Daniel.' The name means 'God is my judge'. The king speaks straight to the Judean exile he has just bowed down before.

Daniel 2:48 לְדָנִיֵּ֣אל <obj.> Daniel

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

Here: Here the prefix lᵉ- marks Daniel as the object, a normal Aramaic way of pointing to the person something is done to. The name means "God is my judge". Coming before the verb, it stresses who was raised: the Judean exile, not one of Babylon's own experts.

Daniel 2:49 וְדָנִיֵּאל֙ וְדָנִיֵּ֖אל and Daniel

And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.

Daniel 4:8 דָּנִיֵּ֜אל Daniel

But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

Here: His Hebrew name, which means 'God is my judge' or 'God has judged'. The king calls him Daniel first and then gives the Babylonian name.

Daniel 4:19 דָּֽנִיֵּ֜אל Daniel

For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

Here: His Hebrew name, meaning 'God is my judge' or 'El has judged'. The narrator uses it once to anchor who this is, then switches to his court name for the dialogue.

Daniel 5:12 בְּדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל דָּנִיֵּ֥אל in Daniel, Daniel

did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”

Here: 'In Daniel'. The queen first uses his Hebrew name, the one that confesses Israel's God as judge. That is fitting on a night when Babylon is about to be judged.

Daniel 5:13 דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל דָנִיֵּאל֙ Daniel, to Daniel, [are] Daniel

So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?

Daniel 5:17 דָנִיֵּ֗אל Daniel

In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.

Daniel 5:29 לְדָֽנִיֵּאל֙ <obj.> Daniel

Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 6:2 דָנִיֵּ֖אל Daniel

and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

Daniel 6:3 דָּנִיֵּ֣אל Daniel

Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

Here: The Judean exile, by now an old man who has served under Babylonian kings since the exile began (Dan 1:21). His Hebrew name, 'God is my judge', matters ironically in a chapter about a law court and a royal verdict.

Daniel 6:4 לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל to Daniel

Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

Here: The preposition 'to/for' here means 'against': a charge to pin on Daniel.

Daniel 6:5 לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל to Daniel

Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

Here: “For/against Daniel.” The preposition lǝ- marks the person who will be harmed: something to hold against him. His name means “God is my judge,” which fits a story about accusations, though the text does not draw attention to it.

Daniel 6:10 וְ֠דָנִיֵּאל and Daniel

Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Here: The name means 'God is my judge.' It is placed first for emphasis: after the king acts in verse 9, the story turns to Daniel's response.

Daniel 6:11 לְדָנִיֵּ֑אל <obj.> Daniel

Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

Daniel 6:13 דָנִיֵּ֡אל Daniel

Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

Daniel 6:14 דָּנִיֵּ֛אל Daniel

As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

Daniel 6:16 לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל לְדָנִיֵּ֔אל <obj.> Daniel, to Daniel

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

Here: The 'lə-' here marks Daniel as the object ('brought Daniel'), a normal Aramaic usage, not 'to Daniel'. His name means 'God is my judge'. That fits a story about whose verdict really counts.

Daniel 6:17 בְּדָנִיֵּֽאל׃ with Daniel

A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.

Daniel 6:20 לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ to Daniel, O Daniel

When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

Here: Placed right after 'to the pit,' so the sentence reads 'to the pit, to Daniel.' The place and the man are named side by side. WEB rearranges this as 'came near to Daniel in the den.'

Daniel 6:21 דָּנִיֶּ֔אל Daniel

Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

Daniel 6:23 וּלְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל דָּנִיֵּ֜אל and <obj.> Daniel, Daniel

The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

Here: "And Daniel…" The little prefix lə- marks Daniel as the object of the order. He is moved to the front: the king's first thought is Daniel. His name, "God is my judge," fits a chapter that turns on a verdict.

Daniel 6:24 דָֽנִיֵּ֔אל Daniel

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Here: 'God is my judge'. The name fits a scene in which God's verdict reverses the human court's.

Daniel 6:26 דָֽנִיֵּ֑אל Daniel

I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

Here: The name means "God is my judge" or "God has judged." That fits a chapter in which God vindicates him.

Daniel 6:27 לְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אל <obj.> Daniel

He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Here: 'Daniel', the one delivered. Here the prefix lĕ- marks the direct object, as it often does in Aramaic. It does not mean 'to' or 'for'.

Daniel 6:28 וְדָנִיֵּ֣אל and Daniel

So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Daniel 7:1 דָּנִיֵּאל֙ Daniel

In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

Here: Daniel, 'God is my judge' or 'God has judged'. The name fits the vision that follows, which centres on God's court sitting in judgment (7:9–10).

Daniel 7:2 דָנִיֵּאל֙ Daniel

Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.

Here: The name means 'God is my judge'. That suits a chapter that ends in a heavenly court where judgment is given (7:9–10, 22, 26). Here the narrator hands the report over to Daniel, who speaks in the first person from this point.

Daniel 7:15 דָנִיֵּ֖אל Daniel

I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.

Here: The visionary names himself, as he does at 7:28, 8:1, 8:15, 9:2 and 10:2. The phrase 'I, Daniel' marks first-person testimony from the seer.

Daniel 7:28 דָֽנִיֵּ֜אל Daniel

Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”

Here: The seer names himself, as he does in 7:15 at the first mention of his distress. These two self-namings frame the explanation section.