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BoyPronounced English /ˈʃæd.ɹæk/; English /ˈʃeɪ.ˌdɹæk/

Shadrach

A name meaning "command of Aku".

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Shadrach is a boy name meaning "command of Aku".

Pronunciation: English /ˈʃæd.ɹæk/; English /ˈʃeɪ.ˌdɹæk/.

GenderBoy
Meaningcommand of Aku
PronunciationEnglish /ˈʃæd.ɹæk/; English /ˈʃeɪ.ˌdɹæk/

Meaning and history

The name means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the three men cast into a fiery furnace but saved by God.

Notes and context

Usage: biblical | Ancient Hebrew: שַׁדְרַך