Meshach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Pronunciation

/ˈmi.ʃæk/

Word forms

Meshach Misac Misach Mishak

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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