Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4335: מֵישַׁךְ

Mêyshak · pronounced may-shak' · “Meshach”

Definition

Meshak, an Israelite

KJV translates it as: Meshak.

Word origin: borrowed from H4336 (מֵישַׁךְ);

Extended definition

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;
Another name of mi.sha.el (מִישָׁאֵל "Mishael" H4332I)
§ Meshach = "guest of a king"
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'

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How H4335 is translated

  • meshach ×1

Bible verses with H4335 (Mêyshak)

Mêyshak appears in 1 verse.

  • 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; and to Azariah, of Abed–nego.