In the first
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
year
shaneh (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of Darius
Dar`yavesh (daw-reh-yaw-vaysh')
Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings -- Darius.
the son
ben (bane)
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.
of Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
of the seed
zera` (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the Medes
Maday (maw-dah'-ee)
Madai, a country of central Asia -- Madai, Medes, Media.
which was made king
malak (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
over the realm
malkuwth (mal-kooth')
a rule; concretely, a dominion -- empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
of the Chaldeans
Kasdiy (kas-dee')
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
