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מֵישַׁךְ H4336
N-proper-ms  |  14× in 1 sense
Meshach; the Babylonian name given to Mishael, one of Daniel's three companions in Nebuchadnezzar's court.
The Babylonian court name assigned to Mishael, one of four young Judahite exiles selected for royal training in Daniel 1. The chief official renames him Meshach (Dan 1:7), replacing his Hebrew theophoric element (mi-sha-el, 'who is what God is?') with a name of uncertain Babylonian etymology -- possibly linked to the deity Aku or Akkadian mesaku ('humble'). All fourteen occurrences fall within Daniel 2-3: he is appointed over Babylon's province (Dan 2:49) and refuses to worship Nebuchadnezzar's golden image, enduring the fiery furnace alongside Shadrach and Abednego (Dan 3). French 'Meschac' and Spanish 'Meshak' preserve the name faithfully.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Meshach (Aramaic מֵישַׁךְ), the Babylonian court name given to the Judahite exile Mishael (Dan 1:7). All fourteen occurrences appear in Daniel 2:49 and chapter 3, where he serves as provincial administrator and endures the fiery furnace for refusing idolatry. Always mentioned in the triad Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 14×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["مِيشَخَ", "مِيشَخُ"]·ben["মৈশক", "মৈশকের"]·DE["Meschach"]·EN["Meshakh"]·FR["Méschac"]·heb["מישך"]·HI["मेशक"]·ID["Mesakh"]·IT["Mesac"]·jav["Mesak"]·KO["메샥", "메샥과", "메샥아", "메샥이"]·PT["Meshakh"]·RU["Мешах", "Мешаха"]·ES["Meshak"]·SW["Meshaki"]·TR["Meşak", "Meşak'ı"]·urd["میشک", "میشک-نے"]
Dan 2:49, Dan 3:12, Dan 3:13, Dan 3:14, Dan 3:16, Dan 3:19, Dan 3:20, Dan 3:22, Dan 3:23, Dan 3:26, Dan 3:26, Dan 3:28  (+2 more)
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
מֵישַׁךְ n.pr.m. (BH id.);—Dn 2:49; 3:12 + 11 times 3.