H4332 H4332
Mishael, a proper name meaning 'who is what God is?', borne by a Levite, a companion of Daniel, and a postexilic leader
A Hebrew proper masculine name whose theophoric construction asks 'Who is what God is?' It identifies three distinct individuals across different eras: a Levite cousin of Moses and Aaron who helped remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu (Exod 6:22; Lev 10:4), one of Daniel's three Jewish companions in Babylon later renamed Meshach (Dan 1:6-7, 11, 19; 2:17), and a man who stood beside Ezra at the public reading of the Torah (Neh 8:4). The Babylonian renaming of Daniel's companion underscores the tension between Hebrew theophoric identity and imperial assimilation.
Senses
1. Mishael (personal name) — The proper name Mishael ('who is what God is?'), referring to three biblical figures: (a) a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, who carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu from the sanctuary (Exod 6:22; Lev 10:4); (b) one of Daniel's companions in the Babylonian exile, renamed Meshach by the chief eunuch (Dan 1:6-7, 11, 19; 2:17); and (c) a community leader who stood at Ezra's right hand during the public Torah reading (Neh 8:4). French 'Mischael' and Spanish 'Misael/Mishael' show minor phonological adaptations of the Hebrew. 7×
AR["مِيشَائِيلَ", "مِيشَائِيلُ", "وَ-لِ-مِيشَائِيلَ", "وَ-ميشائيلُ"]·ben["আর-মীশায়েল", "এবং-মীশায়েলের-জন্য", "মীশায়েল", "মীশায়েলের"]·DE["Mishael", "[ולמישאל]", "[ומישאל]", "[מישאל]"]·EN["Misha'el", "Mishael", "and-Mishael", "and-for-Misha'el"]·FR["Mischaël", "Mishael", "[ומישאל]", "et-Mischaël"]·heb["ו-ל-מישאל", "ו-מישאל", "מישאל"]·HI["और-को-मीशाएल", "और-मीशाएल", "मीशाएल"]·ID["Misael", "dan-Misael", "dan-kepada-Misael"]·IT["Misael", "Mishael", "[ומישאל]", "e-a-Misael"]·jav["Misael", "Misaèl", "lan-Misael", "lan-kangge-Misael"]·KO["그리고-미사엘-에게", "그리고-미샤엘", "미사엘", "미샤엘"]·PT["Misha'el", "Mishael", "e-Mishael", "e-para-Mishael"]·RU["Мисаэль", "Мишаэлем", "Мишаэль", "Мишаэлю", "и-МишаЭль", "и-Мишаэлю"]·ES["Mishael", "y-Misael", "y-para-Mishael"]·SW["Mishaeli", "na-Mishaeli"]·TR["Mişael", "Mişael'e", "ve-Mişael", "ve-Mişael'e-"]·urd["اور-میشائیل", "اور-میشائیل-کا", "میسائیل", "میسایل", "میشائیل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִישָׁאֵל n.pr.m. (Who is what God is? Assyrian form., cf. מְתוּשָׁאֵל: note also in Thothmes’ list of towns Bai-ti-ša-’-rḁ, i.e. prob. בֵּיתְשָׁאֵל, Heb. בֵּיתְאֵל WMMAs. Eur. 193):— 1. a. cousin of Moses Ex 6:22 Lv 10:4 (P). 2. one of Daniel’s companions Dn 1:6, 7, 11, 19 + 2:17 (Aramaic), elsewhere in c. 2–3 called מֵישַׁךְ (1:7). 3. Ne 8:4.