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Daniel

Daniel

7 6.8
A young man in the Old Testament whom God protects in a lions' den
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdæn.jəl/
: Daniel
  • Daniel was noted for his faith and was given divine protection in the lion's den.

Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Joseph.

Examples

  • These chapters tell of Daniel's adventures under that two Babylonian kings, Numbuchadnetzer and Belshazzar.

  • I especially admired his description of Daniel in the lions' den.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Here, the escape of Daniel from the lion's den, naked and without a scratch on him.

  • In the story of Daniel, he was thrown into a den of lions but emerged unharmed.

  • The biblical character Daniel interpreted dreams for King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon.

Compounds

Book of Daniel
2 6.7

A book of the Old Testament that tells about Daniel's life and visions of the future

Book of the Prophet Daniel
  • Literature
1 8.7

An Old Testament book that tells Daniel's visions and stories in the king's court

Surface Forms

Daniel main

Etymology

Daniel is a Hebrew name made of Dan ('judge') and El ('God'), so it means 'God is my judge'. In the Bible, Daniel was a young man who kept his faith and was saved from danger, so the name fits his story.