Meshach

In Bible versions:

Meshach: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

a man of Judah who served Nebuchadnezzar with Daniel in Babylon

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that draws with force

Hebrew

Strongs #04335: Kvym Meyshak

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'

4335 Meyshak may-shak'

borrowed from 4336; Meshak, an Israelite:-Meshak.
see HEBREW for 04336

Strongs #04336: Kvym Meyshak (Aramaic)

Meshach = "guest of the 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'

4336 Meyshak may-shak'

(Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance;
Meshak, the Babylonian name of 4333:-Meshak.
see HEBREW for 04333

Meshach [EBD]

the title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who were under training at the Babylonian court for the rank of Magi (Dan. 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30). This was probably the name of some Chaldean god.

Meshach [NAVE]

MESHACH, a name given by the chief eunuch to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew children, Dan. 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30.

MESHACH [SMITH]

(guest of a king), the name given to Mishael, one of the companions of Daniel, who with three others was taught, (Daniel 1:4) and qualified to "stand before" King Nebuchadnezzar, (Daniel 1:5) as his personal attendants and advisers. (Daniel 1:20) But notwithstanding their Chaldeans education, these three young Hebrews were strongly attached to the religion of their fathers; and their refusal to join in the worship of the image on the plain of Dura gave a handle of accusation to the Chaldeans. The rage of the king, the swift sentence of condemnation passed upon the three offenders, their miraculous preservation from the fiery furnace heated seven times hotter than usual, the king?s acknowledgement of the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, with their restoration to office, are written in the third chapter of Daniel, and there the history leaves them.

MESHACH [ISBE]

MESHACH - me'-shak (meshakh): Possibly the Sumerian form of the Babylonian Cil-Asharidu, "the shadow of the prince," just as Shadrach probably means "the servant of Sin," and Abednego the "servant of Ishtar." Meshach was one of the three Hebrew companions of Daniel, whose history is given in the first chapters of the Book of Daniel.

See, further, under SHADRACH.