The meaning of “מִישָׁאֵל”
Understanding Mîyshâʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(Aramaic) corresponding to מִישָׁאֵל Mishael. - § Mishael = "who is what God is" - Mishael, an Israelite 1) the godly fr...
מִישָׁאֵל
(Aramaic) corresponding to מִישָׁאֵל Mishael. - § Mishael = "who is what God is" - Mishael, an Israelite 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:17 | “Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:” Word: מִישָׁאֵל (Mîyshâʼêl) |