Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meshach

/ˈmi.ʃæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
me-shach
IPA
/ˈmi.ʃæk/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

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Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מישך (myšk /⁠mēšak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh (“sheep, ram”) with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: מישך, *mayšáh

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Questions

How do you pronounce meshach?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmi.ʃæk/.
What does meshach mean?
Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
Where does meshach come from?
From Biblical Hebrew מישך (myšk /⁠mēšak⁠/), from Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh (“sheep, ram”) with the hypocoristic suffix *-akah.

How to pronounce meshach

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