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