Abednego

English + Alternative forms en Abdenago Abed-nego Abed-Nego Etymology From John Rogers (clergyman and martyr) John Roger's emendation of en enm - and en la Abdenago in his 1537 Matthew Bible, from en grc-koi Ἀβδεναγώ, from en hbo עֲבֵד נְגוֹא Servant of 'Nego' Abd Nego in the Book of Daniel, believed to have been a pious emendation of an actual en arc - name meaning "Servant of Nabu" or "Nergal", two Bablyonian mythology Babylonian gods, in order to avoid the god's name directly appearing in scripture. Pronunciation en /əˈbɛd.nɪˌɡoʊ/ US Proper noun en male Biblical Hebrew, particularly en biblical a figure in the Book of Daniel. Daniel 3 23 And thee three men, Shadrach, Meach, and Abednego, fell downe bound into the midt of the burning fierie furnace. Synonyms biblical figure en Azariah Coordinate terms biblical figure en Meshach, en Shadrach Translations one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace Azariah Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἀβδεναγώ m Hindi: hi अबेदनगो m Kazakh: kk Әбдінего Latin: la Abdenago m Portuguese: pt Abednego m, pt Abede-Nego m Russian: ru Авденаго́ m See also en Abdia en Biblical characters Portuguese Proper noun m pt Abede-Nego