Mêyshak — H4335

Definition

masculine proper noun

Meshak, an Israelite

1. Meshach = "guest of a king"
2. 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
1. original name 'Mishael'

Usually translated as

Meshak

Origin

borrowed from H4336

• Derived from Mêyshak (H4336)

Occurrences

Mêyshak occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (1)

• Daniel 1:7 — Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach (מֵישַׁ֔ךְ); and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.