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Mishael

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4332

מִישָׁאֵל

mi.sha.el — Mishael

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.22; son of: Uzziel (H5816); brother of: Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I) § Mishael = "who is what God is" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 2) a son of Uzziel and a cousin of Moses and Aaron 3) one of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4333

מִישָׁאֵל

mi.sha.el — Mishael

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Meshach at Dan.1.7; 2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30; Aramaic of mi.sha.el (מִישָׁאֵל "Mishael" H4332I) § Mishael = "who is what God is" the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5816

עֻזִּיאֵל

uz.zi.el — Uzziel

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18; son of: Kohath (H6955); brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Hebron (H2275B); father of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I) Also named: oz.zi.e.li (עׇזִּיאֵלִי "Uzzielite" H5817) § Uzziel = "my strength is God" 1) the 4th son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, uncle of Moses and Aaron 2) a Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah 3) descendant of Bela, head of a family in the tribe of Benjamin 4) a musician of the sons of Heman in the time of David 5) a Levite of the sons of Jeduthun in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah 6) son of Harhaiah, probably a priest and a goldsmith, who took part in repairing the wall under Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4336

מֵישַׁךְ

me.shakh — Meshach

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Meshach at Dan.1.7; 2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30; Aramaic of mi.sha.el (מִישָׁאֵל "Mishael" H4332I) § Meshach = "guest of the king" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 1a) original name 'Mishael'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H469

אֱלִיצָפָן

e.li.tsa.phan — Elizaphan

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.22; son of: Uzziel (H5816); brother of: Mishael (H4332), Sithri (H5644), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I); also called Elzaphan at Exo.6.22; 1x § Elizaphan or Elzaphan = "my God has protected" 1) a Kohathite chief in the wilderness 2) a Zebulunite chief 3) Uzziel's son, Mishael's brother in time of Moses

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5817

עׇזִּיאֵלִי

oz.zi.e.li — Uzzielite

Someone descended from Uzziel who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18; son of: Kohath (H6955); brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Hebron (H2275B); father of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I) Group of uz.zi.el (עֻזִּיאֵל "Uzziel" H5816) § Uzzielites, of Uzziel "my strength is God" descendants of Uzziel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4335

מֵישַׁךְ

me.shakh — Meshach

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.6; also called Meshach at Dan.1.7; 2.49; 3.12,13,14,16,19,20,22,23,26,28,29,30; Another name of mi.sha.el (מִישָׁאֵל "Mishael" H4332I) § Meshach = "guest of a king" 1) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Meshach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord 1a) original name 'Mishael'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5644

סִתְרִי

sit.ri — Sithri

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.22; son of: Uzziel (H5816); brother of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I) § Zithri = "protection of Jehovah" 1) son of Uzziel and grandson of Kohath the son of Levi 1a) more properly 'Sithri'

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Historical dictionary entry

Who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22). (2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the rank of Magi. He and his companions were afterwards cast into the burning fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol the king had set up, from which they were miraculously delivered (3:13-30). His Chaldean name was Meshach (q.v.).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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