a.ved ne.go identifies the man named with Shadrach and Meshach in Daniel's Babylonian court and fiery-furnace account.

The term is used as a proper name for the same man repeatedly named with Shadrach and Meshach: first in an administrative appointment and then throughout the furnace episode, including his deliverance and later prosperity.

1. Proper name in the court and furnace narrative · dominant

   The noun-proper form identifies the man listed with Shadrach and Meshach in Daniel 2:49, where the APB renders their appointment over Babylon's provincial administration. In Daniel 3:20 the same named group is bound for the furnace, and in Daniel 3:26 the APB renders the king's summons for them to come out before reporting that they came out from the fire.

   Daniel 2:49Daniel 3:12Daniel 3:20Daniel 3:26Daniel 3:28Daniel 3:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Abednego,” almost always in the fixed list with Shadrach and Meshach. This reflects the verse-level presentation of the proper name rather than a separate lexical rendering claim.