Word Study
The meaning of “מֵישַׁךְ”
Understanding Mêyshak reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
מֵישַׁךְ
Phoneticmay-shak'
TransliterationMêyshak
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
borrowed from מֵישַׁךְ Meshak. - § Meshach = "guest of a king" - Meshak, 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 1a) original name 'Mishael'
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
1 total references
Usage Statistics
Total Occurrences
1x
Most Frequent Book
Daniel
Book Distribution
Daniel1
Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'מֵישַׁךְ' deepen your understanding of Daniel 1:7?