Shadrach

American  

[shad-rak, shey-drak] / ˈʃæd ræk, ˈʃeɪ dræk /

noun

1. a companion of Daniel who, with Meshach and Abednego, was thrown into the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar and came out unharmed. Daniel 3:12–30.

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Shadrach British  

/ ˈʃeɪ-, ˈʃædræk /

noun

1. Old Testament one of Daniel's three companions, who, together with Meshach and Abednego, was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12–30)

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Etymology

Origin of Shadrach

From Late Latin Sedrac, from Greek Sedrách, from Hebrew Shadrakh, a Babylonian name of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Shadrach, the upstanding hero of “Veniss,” goes into the underground to fight the disgusting things in the dark and then he crawls back into the light, heroic and basically unchanged, except perhaps purified.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

The 79-year-old, who played Shadrach Dingle in Emmerdale for 10 years, died in Southport Hospital in January.

From BBC • May 31, 2022

“I made a post on Facebook saying, ‘I’m done,’ ” says Shadrach Stanleigh, 55, of New York, who gave friends a grace period, and alternate contact info.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021

Other noteworthy historical pieces include the secretary in the third floor hallway that belonged to Shadrach Bond, Illinois’ first governor, and a pre-Revolutionary War grandfather’s clock in the library.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2020

Shadrach sang the last lines over again as if searching for a completion.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt