Shadrach

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts שַׁדְרַך(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. SHAD-rak(English) SHAY-drak(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the three men cast into a fiery furnace but saved by God.

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Entry updated May 29, 2020