"Shadrach" meaning in English

See Shadrach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sedrach [alternative], Shedrack [alternative], Shadrak [alternative], Sidrach [alternative], Sydrac [alternative]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|שדרך|tr=šdrk|ts=šadrak}} Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), {{der|en|ira}} Iranian, {{der|en|ira-pro|*čiθráh}} Proto-Iranian *čiθráh Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shadrach
  1. (biblical) Hananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed. Synonyms: Hananiah Coordinate_terms (one of the captives that came out of the fiery furnace unharmed): Abednego, Meshach Translations (one of the captives in the Book of Daniel): Σεδράχ (Sedrákh) (Ancient Greek), Schadrach (German), Սեդրաք (Sedrakʻ) (Old Armenian)
    Sense id: en-Shadrach-en-name-Ha1WUS1q Categories (other): Biblical characters, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Old Armenian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 15 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 23 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 18 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 16 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 56 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 28 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Armenian translations: 57 31 12 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'one of the captives that came out of the fiery furnace unharmed': 90 10 Disambiguation of 'one of the captives in the Book of Daniel': 84 16
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Translations (given name): Սեդրակ (Sedrak) (Armenian)
    Sense id: en-Shadrach-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of 'given name': 1 99

Noun

Forms: Shadrachs [plural], Sedrach [alternative], Shedrack [alternative], Shadrak [alternative], Sidrach [alternative], Sydrac [alternative]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *čiθráh with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|שדרך|tr=šdrk|ts=šadrak}} Biblical Hebrew שדרך (šdrk /⁠šadrak⁠/), {{der|en|ira}} Iranian, {{der|en|ira-pro|*čiθráh}} Proto-Iranian *čiθráh Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} Shadrach (plural Shadrachs)
  1. Synonym of salamander (“solidified material in a furnace hearth”) Synonyms: salamander [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Shadrach-en-noun-qD-tTEW3 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 41 42 17

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