Shadrach
/ˈʃæd.ræk/noun
A Babylonian name given in the Book of Daniel to Hananiah, one of three Jewish youths cast into a fiery furnace.
Did you know?The biblical Shadrach is traditionally identified with Hananiah, whose Hebrew name means “Yahweh is gracious,” creating a striking contrast between his Hebrew and Babylonian identities.
Etymological Timeline
6th Century BCE
Akkadian
Šudur-Aku?
“A proposed Babylonian form, possibly meaning “command of Aku,” referring to the Mesopotamian moon god; the reconstruction remains uncertain.”
6th Century BCE
Aramaic
שדרך (Šad rāk)
“The Aramaic form of the Babylonian name used in the Book of Daniel.”
2nd–1st Century BCE
Biblical Hebrew
שַׁדְרַךְ (Šaḏraḵ)
“The Hebrew-script form of the name in Daniel.”
4th Century CE
Greek
Σεδραχ (Sedrach)
“The name as transmitted in the Greek Septuagint and related biblical traditions.”
Late Old English–Middle English
English
Shadrach
“The biblical proper name adopted into English religious and literary usage.”
Modern English
English
Shadrach
“A male given name and biblical reference, especially in the phrase “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.””