Main Entry:

Dan·iel

Pronunciation:

\ˈdan-yəl also ˈda-n^əl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Hebrew Dānī'ēl

Date:

before 12th century

1 : the Jewish hero of the Book of Daniel who as an exile in Babylon interprets dreams, gives accounts of apocalyptic visions, and is divinely delivered from a den of lions 2 : a book of narratives, visions, and prophecies in canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table