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מֵישַׁךְ H4336

H4336 is the Hebrew word מֵישַׁךְ, transliterated Mêyshak and said may-shak'. The King James Version most often renders it meshach.

Word: מֵישַׁךְTransliteration: MêyshakSaid: may-shak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

Meshak, the Babylonian.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; name of H4333 (מִישָׁאֵל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

meshach 14×

Strong's own list of renderings: Meshak.

Verses using מֵישַׁךְ

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 2:49 · KJV

Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

Daniel 3:12 · KJV

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:13 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Daniel 3:14 · KJV

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Daniel 3:16 · KJV

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

Daniel 3:19 · KJV

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Daniel 3:20 · KJV

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:22 · KJV

Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Daniel 3:23 · KJV

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:26 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

Daniel 3:28 · KJV

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Daniel 3:29 · KJV

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

Daniel 3:30 · KJV

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4336 mean?

H4336 is the Hebrew word מֵישַׁךְ (Mêyshak), meaning Meshak, the Babylonian.

How is H4336 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it meshach (14 times).

How many times does H4336 appear in the Bible?

מֵישַׁךְ (Mêyshak) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4336 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; name of H4333 (מִישָׁאֵל).

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