Neither. It is a Chaldean name. The Hebrew equivalent is Misha'el (מיש×ל)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, are mentioned in the Book of Daniel(Daniel 1:7) They were the Babylonian names assigned to the Hebrew captives, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
Despite the fact that we know these three Hebrew young men as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, those were their Babylonian names. Their genuine names — their Hebrew names were really Hananiah, and that signifies "Yah is charitable"; Mishael, and that signifies "who is what God is"; and Azariah, and that signifies "Yah has made a difference."
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego
The Hebrew Bible is not Babylonian.The Hebrew Bible is not Babylonian.
Meshach means, he that draws with force or that surrounds the warers.
No. Hebrew refers to the people and language of Israel. Babylonian refers to the people of what is now modern-day Iraq.No. Hebrew refers to the people and language of Israel. Babylonian refers to the people of what is now modern-day Iraq.
"Abednego" is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "servant of Nego," with Nego being a reference to a Babylonian deity. In the Bible, Abednego is one of the three young men, along with Shadrach and Meshach, who were thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship an idol. Their story is found in the Book of Daniel, symbolizing faith and deliverance. The name is often associated with themes of loyalty and perseverance in the face of adversity.
The companions of Daniel in the Old Testament are named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
7Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah,of Abednego.
Elul (????) is the 6th month on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month, like all the other Hebrew months, was brought from the Babylonian Exile. Elul originated from the Akkadian word for "Harvest". A similar month name was also used in Akkadian, in the form el?lu.
Esther is Hadassah in Hebrew. Scholars say that the name is likely derived from that of the Babylonian god Ishtar, just as Mordecai is derived from that of the Babylonian god Marduk.
Meshach is pronounced as "me-shack".