Meanings
alternative Misac · alternative Misach · alternative Mishak
- biblicalMishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 3:23Synonyms: Mishael
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounMishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
Origin
- Proto-Iranian*mayšáh“sheep, ram”
- Iranian
- Biblical Hebrewמישך
- EnglishMeshach
From Biblical Hebrew מישך (myšk /mēšak/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh (“sheep, ram”) with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.
More words from Biblical Hebrew, Iranian, Proto-Iranian
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Ancient Greek Μισάχ
- Μισάχ (Misákh)one of the captives in the Book of Daniel
German Meschach
- Meschachone of the captives in the Book of Daniel
Hindi मेशक
- मेशक (meśak)one of the captives in the Book of Daniel
Latin Misaēl
- Misaēlone of the captives in the Book of Daniel
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Cite this entry
Meshach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meshach
“Meshach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meshach. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meshach,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meshach.
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