Daniel
da.niy.yel is a personal name borne by figures in genealogies and lists and by the Daniel addressed in visions and messages.
The term functions as a proper personal name, most often identifying the Daniel who speaks, sees visions, receives instruction, and is addressed directly in Daniel; it also names individuals in genealogical or list settings and appears with Noah and Job in Ezekiel.
Senses in use
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Daniel in visions, speech, and court narrative · dominant
The proper noun identifies the first-person figure who sees and seeks to understand visions in Daniel 8:15 and who is directly addressed with instruction in Daniel 12:4. In Daniel 1:8 the APB renders Daniel as resolving not to defile himself, while Daniel 10:1 presents a word revealed to him.
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Personal name in genealogies and lists · occasional
The proper noun occurs among named persons: Daniel is the second son listed in 1 Chronicles 3:1, appears among the sons of Judah in Daniel 1:6, and is listed among ancestral groups in Ezra 8:2. Nehemiah 10:7 likewise places the name within a sequence of names.
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Daniel named with Noah and Job · occasional
In Ezekiel 14:14 and Ezekiel 14:20, the proper noun stands in the three-person sequence “Noah, Daniel, and Job”; the APB renders each as able to rescue only his own life by righteousness. Ezekiel 28:3 uses Daniel as the comparison point in the statement, “you are wiser than Daniel.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name as “Daniel,” including direct address in Daniel 10:11 and first-person self-identification in Daniel 8:15. It also preserves the name in lists and comparisons; These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.