Meanings
alternative Sedrach · alternative Shedrack · alternative Shadrak · alternative Sidrach · alternative Sydrac
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
plural Shadrachs · alternative Sedrach · alternative Shedrack · alternative Shadrak · alternative Sidrach · alternative Sydrac
- Synonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”).
Synonyms: salamander
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounHananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
nounSynonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”).
Origin
- Proto-Iranian*čiθráh
- Iranian
- Biblical Hebrewשדרך
- EnglishShadrach
From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /šadrak/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.
More words from Biblical Hebrew, Iranian, Proto-Iranian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Σεδράχ
- Σεδράχ (Sedrákh)one of the captives in the Book of Daniel
German Schadrach
- Schadrachone of the captives in the Book of Daniel
Hindi शद्रक
- शद्रक (śadrak)one of the captives in the Book of Daniel
Cite this entry
Shadrach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shadrach
“Shadrach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shadrach. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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