Shadrach

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Shadrach

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From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.

proper noun Sedrach · Shedrack · Shadrak · Sidrach · Sydrac

  1. Hananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

    Similar: Hananiah

  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

noun Shadrachs · Sedrach · Shedrack · Shadrak · Sidrach · Sydrac

  1. Synonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”).

    Similar: salamander

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name one of the captives in the Book of Daniel

हिन्दीशद्रक śadrak
DeutschSchadrach

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@misc{shadrach_2026,
  title = {Shadrach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shadrach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}