Shadrach
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Sedrach (sometimes used as a transliteration of the Coptic form of the name, "Ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁⲭ")
- Shedrack (a popular name in parts of Africa)
- Shadrak, Sidrach, Sydrac
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /šadrak/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ciθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.
Proper noun edit
Shadrach
- (biblical) Hananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
- Synonym: Hananiah
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Quotations edit
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 3:23:
- And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
one of the captives in the Book of Daniel
given name
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Noun edit
Shadrach (plural Shadrachs)
- Synonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”)
References edit
- Hutter, Manfred (2015) “ŠDRK”, in Iranische Personennamen in der Hebräischen Bibel (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band VII, Faszikel 2) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 60, pages 62–63