מִישָׁאֵלMîyshâʼêl

מִישָׁאֵל: proper name, masculine: Who is what God is?, Bai-ti-š-°-ra

Pronunciation: mee-shaw-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4332

Meanings

1. a cousin of Moses (Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4)

2. one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:5; Daniel 1:7; Daniel 1:11)

: proper name, masculine: (= Biblical Hebrew id., 2, below מִי) (Daniel 2:1-200)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 6:22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
  • Leviticus 10:4 Then Moses called for Mishael and Elzaphan, Aaron’s cousins, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel. He said to them, “Come forward and carry away the bodies of your relatives from in front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp.”
  • Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
  • Daniel 1:6 Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah.
  • Daniel 1:7 The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names: Daniel was called Belteshazzar. Hananiah was called Shadrach. Mishael was called Meshach. Azariah was called Abednego.
  • Daniel 1:11 Daniel spoke with the attendant who had been appointed by the chief of staff to look after Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).