Shadrak — H7714

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions

1. Shadrach = "royal" or "the great scribe"
2. the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; 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. also, 'Hananiah' ( H02608)

Usually translated as

Shadrach

Origin

probably of foreign origin

Occurrences

Shadrak 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 (שַׁדְרַ֔ךְ); and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.