shad.rakh is the proper name of one of the three men appointed in Babylon and brought through the fiery-furnace episode.

The attested form functions consistently as a proper name, identifying the same man alongside Meshach and Abednego: he is appointed over Babylon’s administration, accused before the king, cast into the furnace, summoned out, and later prospered.

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

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in every cited occurrence and identifies the same person in a recurring three-person group. In Daniel 2:49 the APB renders his appointment with Meshach and Abednego over Babylon’s administration; in Daniel 3:20 it renders the king’s command to bind the three and cast them into the burning furnace, and Daniel 3:26 renders their summons to come out of the fire.

   Daniel 2:49Daniel 3:12Daniel 3:20Daniel 3:23Daniel 3:26Daniel 3:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as the personal name “Shadrach,” usually alongside Meshach and Abednego. Its surrounding descriptions of appointment, accusation, fire, deliverance, and prosperity confirm the verse contexts rather than supply a separate lexical meaning.