Abednego
English
Alternative forms
- Abdenago (Douay-Rheims)
- Abed-nego
- Abed-Nego
Etymology
From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɛd.nɪˌɡoʊ/
Proper noun
Abednego
- (biblical) Azariah, one of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.
- Synonym: Azariah
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Daniel 3:23:
- And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Coordinate terms
- (one of the captives who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed): Meshach, Shadrach
Translations
one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
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See also
- Abdia
Portuguese
Proper noun
Abednego m
- Alternative form of Abede-Nego