n.
Pronunciation: ' dan-y ə l also ' da-n ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew D ā n ī ' ē l
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