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Meshach

American  
[mee-shak] / ˈmi ʃæk /

noun

  1. a companion of Daniel.


Meshach British  
/ ˈmiːʃæk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Crawford, executive director of the World Bird Sanctuary in suburban St. Louis, died at a hospital Friday after complications from a recent hip surgery, said Jeff Meshach, the sanctuary's director.

From US News Jul. 20, 2015

Actor Meshach Taylor 67, died at his home near Los Angeles.

From Washington Times Jun. 26, 2015

Shack is short for Meshach, one of three captive Jews in the Book of Daniel who refused to bow down to the alien god of Babylon and miraculously survived Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace.

From The New Yorker Mar. 13, 2015

The late actor Meshach Taylor, who died Saturday at the age of 67, was best known for his work on television, particularly his role in the hit 1980s sitcom "Designing Women."

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2014

Jews, as such, until I got to high school, were all incarcerated in the Old Testament, and their names were Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Ezekiel, and Job, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

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