Mishael

In Bible versions:

Mishael: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

son of Uzziel son of Kohath son of Levi
a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly
a man of Judah who served Nebuchadnezzar with Daniel in Babylon

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Hebrew

Strongs #04332: lavym Miysha'el

Mishael = "who is what God is"

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
2) a son of Uzziel and a cousin of Moses and Aaron
3) one of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the
law to the people

4332 Miysha'el mee-shaw-ale'

from 4310 and 410 with the abbrev. insep. relatively (see
834) interposed; who (is) what God (is)?; Mishael, the name of
three Israelites:-Mishael.
see HEBREW for 04310
see HEBREW for 0410
see HEBREW for 0834

Strongs #04333: lawym Miysha'el (Aramaic)

Mishael = "who is what God is"

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

4333 Miysha'el mee-shaw-ale'

(Aramaic) corresponding to 4332; Mishael, an
Israelite:-Mishael.
see HEBREW for 04332

Mishael [EBD]

who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22).

(2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the rank of Magi. He and his companions were afterwards cast into the burning fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol the king had set up, from which they were miraculously delivered (3:13-30). His Chaldean name was Meshach (q.v.).

Mishael [NAVE]

MISHAEL
1. A son of Uzziel, helps carry the bodies of Nadab and Abihu out of the camp, Ex. 6:22; Lev. 10:4.
2. A Jew who stood by Ezra when he read the law to the people, Neh. 8:4.
3. Called also Meshach. One of three Hebrew children trained with Daniel at the court of Babylon, Dan. 1:6, 7, 11-20.
Assists Daniel in interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dream, Dan. 2:17-23.
Cast into the fiery furnace, Dan. 3:13-30.

MISHAEL [SMITH]

(who is what God is?).

1. One of the sons of Uzziel, the uncle of Aaron and Moses. (Exodus 6:22) when Nadab and Abihu were struck dead for offering strange fire, Mishael and his brother Elzaphan, at the command of Moses, removed their bodies from the sanctuary, and buried them without the camp, their loose-fitting tunics serving for winding-sheets. (Leviticus 10:4,5)
2. One of those who stood at Ezra?s left hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4) [MESHACH]

MISHAEL [ISBE]

MISHAEL - mish'-a-el, mi'-sha-el (misha'el, perhaps = "who is equal to God?"):

(1) A Kohathite, 4th in descent from Levi (Ex 6:22). He and his brother Elzaphan carried out Moses' order to remove from the sanctuary and the camp the corpses of Nadab and Abihu (Lev 10:4 f).

(2) A supporter of Ezra at the reading of the Law (Neh 8:4).

(3) The Hebrew name of one of Daniel's 3 companions (Dan 1:6,7,11,19; 2:17). His Babylonian name was MESHACH (which see).