Meshech
מֶ֫שֶׁךְStrong’s H4902meshekh (me-shekh)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Meshekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “meshech”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”
Meaning
- Son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israeldescendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
- § Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"
- § Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"
How it's translated
- meshech 5
- and meshech 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezekiel 5
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Genesis 1
- Psalms 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 1:5The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- Psalms 120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
- Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
- Ezekiel 32:26There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.
- Ezekiel 38:2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
Hebrew dictionary
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ meshekh · Meshech
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2; son of: Japheth (H3315); brother of: Gomer (H1586), Magog (H4031), Madai (H4074), Javan (H3120), Tubal (H8422) and Tiras (H8494) § Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out" 1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel 1a) descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ meshekh · Meshech
§ Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out" descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ meshekh · Meshech
§ Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out" descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.