מִישָׁאֵל

mi.sha.elMishael
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences4 books7 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Mishael: A Jewish exile in Babylon, friend of Daniel
  • Mishael: A Levite who helped remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu
  • Mishael: A Levite who stood beside Ezra during the reading of the Law

Definition

from H4310 and H410 with the abbreviated form insep. relatively (see H834) interposed; who (is) what God (is) ?; Mishael, the name of three Israelites
Traditional renderings: Mishael.

Glossary entries

Mishael Meshach

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Exodus 6:22מִֽישָׁאֵ֥ל · Mishael
    The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
  2. Leviticus 10:4מִֽישָׁאֵל֙ · Mishael
    Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
  3. Nehemiah 8:4וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל · Mishael
    Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
  4. Daniel 1:6מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל · Mishael
    Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
  5. Daniel 1:7וּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣ל · to Mishael
    The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
  6. Daniel 1:11מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל · Mishael
    Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
  7. Daniel 1:19מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל · Mishael
    And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.