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

1. (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, Daniel 3:23:

     And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

2. 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

• Greek:

  Ancient: Αβδεναγω m (Abdenagō)

• Latin: Abdenago m, Azarīās m
• Portuguese: Abednego (pt) m, Abede-Nego m
• Russian: Авденаго́ m (Avdenagó)

See also

• Abdia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Abednego m

1. Alternative form of Abede-Nego