dar.ya.vesh is the proper name of a king who appoints officials, receives letters, and issues decrees.

The term is used as a proper name for a king in accounts of royal administration and decrees: he appoints officials in Daniel, receives correspondence and orders action in Ezra, and marks the reign in which the Jerusalem house was completed.

1. Proper name for a ruling king · dominant

   In Daniel 6:1, the proper-name form identifies the ruler before whom the appointment of satraps was pleasing. In Ezra 5:6 and Ezra 5:7, the name stands in the address and destination of an official letter; in Ezra 6:1 and Ezra 6:12, the APB renders the clauses with the king issuing a decree and saying, "I, Darius, have issued a decree." Ezra 6:15 uses the name in a regnal notice for the completion of the house.

   Daniel 6:1Ezra 5:6Ezra 5:7Ezra 6:1Ezra 6:12Ezra 6:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the name directly, commonly with "the king," and in Ezra 6:12 as "I, Darius." These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate every contribution of the term.