Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7714 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שַׁדרַך |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | probably of foreign origin |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Shadrak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shad-rak' |
| Meaning: | 1. Shadrak, the Bab. name of one of Daniel's companions |
| KJV Renderings: | Shadrach. |
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שַׁדְרַךְ proper name, masculine Babylonian name given to חֲנַנְיָה, one of Daniel's comrades Dan 1:7 (form and meaning dubious; Dl (compare COT Dr) Šudur-Aku , command of Aku; JenThLZ 1895, 328 thinks Persian [* Khšatraka ]; KöhlerZA iv (1889), 50 conjectures מרדך, so WklAltor. Forsch. iii. 47. 57 ZimKAT 3. 396).
שַׁדְרַךְ13 proper name, masculine (compare Biblical Hebrew id.); — Dan 2:49; Dan 3:12 + 11 t. 3.
