Meshach

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Meshach

/ˈmi.ʃæk/

Rhymes with -æk

Where it comes from

From Biblical Hebrew מישך (myšk /⁠mēšak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh (“sheep, ram”) with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.

proper noun Misac · Misach · Mishak

Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Similar: Mishael
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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name one of the captives in the Book of Daniel

हिन्दी	मेशक meśak
Deutsch	Meschach

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@misc{meshach_2026,
  title = {Meshach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meshach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}