Original: דָּנִיֵּאל

Transliteration: Dânîyêʼl

Phonetic: daw-nee-yale'

Short Definition: Daniel

Original: דּניּאל

Transliteration: dânı̂yê'l

Phonetic: daw-nee-yale'

BDB Definition:

Daniel = "God is my judge"

1. the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel

Origin: corresponding to H1840

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H1778, H1780, H1782, H1784, H4083