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Mishael

מִישָׁאֵלStrong’s H4332

mishael (mi-sha-el)

Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Mishael is the Hebrew word usually translated “mishael”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.

“Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:”
Daniel 1:6 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.22
  2. 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
  3. A son of Uzziel and a cousin of Moses and Aaron
  4. 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
How it's translated
  • mishael 5
  • and mishael 1
  • and to mishael 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Daniel 4
  • Exodus 1
  • Leviticus 1
  • Nehemiah 1

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

מִישָׁאֵל mishael · 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" …

מִישָׁאֵל mishael · Mishael

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4 § 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 …

מִישָׁאֵל mishael · 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; § 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 …

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.