Lexical Definition
מֵישַׁךְ Mêyshak (may-shak') Meshach N:N-M-P
(Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; name of מִישָׁאֵל
Meshak.
- § Meshach = "guest of the king"
- Meshak, the Babylonian
1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord
1a) original name 'Mishael'
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מֵישַׁךְ֙ | Meshach | Dan.3.16 • Dan.3.22 • Dan.3.28 • Dan.3.29 |
| מֵישַׁ֧ךְ | Meshach | Dan.3.26 |
| מֵישַׁ֛ךְ | Meshach | Dan.3.26 • Dan.3.30 |
| מֵישַׁ֖ךְ | Meshach | Dan.2.49 • Dan.3.12 • Dan.3.13 • Dan.3.14 • Dan.3.19 • Dan.3.20 • Dan.3.23 |
| Μισάχ | Meshach | LXX.Dan.2.49 • LXX.Dan.3.12 • LXX.Dan.3.13 • LXX.Dan.3.14 • LXX.Dan.3.16 • LXX.Dan.3.19 • LXX.Dan.3.20 • LXX.Dan.3.23 • LXX.Dan.3.26 • LXX.Dan.3.26 • LXX.Dan.3.28 • LXX.Dan.3.29 • LXX.Dan.3.30 |
| Μισάκ | Meshach | LXX.Dan.1.7 |
Extended Information
Aramaic of: מִישָׁאֵל
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6 also called Meshach at Dan.1.7 2.49 3.12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30
- Aramaic of mi.sha.el (מִישָׁאֵל "Mishael" מִישָׁאֵל)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מֵישַׁךְ proper name, masculine (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 11 t. 3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Daniel | 2:49 · 3:12 |