Abednego

//əˈbɛd.nɪˌɡoʊ// name

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  1. 1
    Azariah, one of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

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

  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.

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azariahmeshachshadrach

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

Etymology

From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".

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