Strong's Hebrew: 4902. מֶ֫שֶׁך (Meshek) -- Meshech
Strong's Lexicon
Meshek: Meshech
Original Word: מֶשֶׁךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Meshek
Pronunciation: MEH-shek
Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-shek)
Definition: Meshech
Meaning: Meshek
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָשַׁךְ (mashak), meaning "to draw" or "to drag."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for Meshech, the name appears in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) as Μοσόχ (Mosoch).
Usage: Meshech is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a descendant of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah. It is also used to denote the people and the region associated with this descendant. The name is often mentioned in genealogical lists and in prophetic literature, where it is associated with distant lands and peoples.
Cultural and Historical Background: Meshech is traditionally identified with a group of people who lived in the region of modern-day Turkey, possibly the Mushki or Mushku people mentioned in Assyrian records. These people were known for their trade and military prowess. In biblical times, Meshech was considered a distant land, often associated with Tubal, another descendant of Japheth. The people of Meshech were known for their involvement in trade, particularly in slaves and bronze, as indicated in Ezekiel's prophecies.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from mashak
Definition
a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land
NASB Translation
Meshech (10).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מֶ֫שֶׁךְ proper name, of a people the Moschi (Greek Μοσχοι, see below; Assyrian Mušku, Muški, DlPar 250 E. SchrCOT Genesis 10:2; KGF 155 ff.; compare Sabean משך Hal243); — 'son' of Japheth Genesis 10:2 (P), between תֻּבָל and תִּירָס, = 1 Chronicles 1:5; also, מֶ֑שֶׁךְ, probably error, 1 Chronicles 1:17 (see מַשׁ); מֶ֑שֶׁךְ Psalm 120:5 ("" קֵדָר; here without תֻּבָל); ׳תּוּבַל וּמ Ezekiel 27:13; compare Ezekiel 32:26; Ezekiel 38:2 (both + תֻּבָל); so also ᵐ5 Isaiah 66:19 (Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt; see above מָשַׁךְ 2); וְתֻבָ֑ל ׳גּוֺג נְשִׂיא ראֹשׁ מ Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1. ᵐ5 Μοσοχ (Μεσοχ), Samaritan מושׁ(י)ך. — On identification compare Boch.; in Assyrian times they dwelt in west (or northwest) Armenia (compare Schrl.c.); in Persian times apparently farther northeast (southeast of Euxine Sea), compare Μοσχοι καὶ Τιβαρηνοι Herodiii. 94; vii. 78; also DiGenesis 10:2 and CheEncycl. Blb. Art. Geogr. (Biblical).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mesech, Meshech
The same in form as meshek, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him -- Mesech, Meshech.
see HEBREW meshek
Forms and Transliterations
וָמֶ֔שֶׁךְ וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ ומשך ומשך׃ מֶ֑שֶׁךְ מֶ֣שֶׁךְ מֶ֤שֶׁךְ מֶ֥שֶׁךְ משך me·šeḵ mešeḵ Meshech ū·me·šeḵ ūmešeḵ uMeshech vaMeshech wā·me·šeḵ wāmešeḵ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:2
HEB: וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃
NAS: and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.
KJV: and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
INT: and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras
1 Chronicles 1:5
HEB: וְיָוָ֣ן וְתֻבָ֑ל וּמֶ֖שֶׁךְ וְתִירָֽס׃ ס
NAS: Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
KJV: and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
INT: Javan Tubal Meshech and Tiras
1 Chronicles 1:17
HEB: וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ ס
NAS: Hul, Gether and Meshech.
KJV: and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
INT: Hul Gether and Meshech
Psalm 120:5
HEB: כִּי־ גַ֣רְתִּי מֶ֑שֶׁךְ שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי עִֽם־
NAS: is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell
KJV: is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell
INT: for sojourn Meshech dwell among
Ezekiel 27:13
HEB: יָוָ֤ן תֻּבַל֙ וָמֶ֔שֶׁךְ הֵ֖מָּה רֹֽכְלָ֑יִךְ
NAS: Tubal and Meshech, they were your traders;
KJV: Tubal, and Meshech, they [were] thy merchants:
INT: Javan Tubal and Meshech they were your traders
Ezekiel 32:26
HEB: שָׁ֣ם מֶ֤שֶׁךְ תֻּבַל֙ וְכָל־
NAS: Meshech, Tubal and all
KJV: There [is] Meshech, Tubal,
INT: are there Meshech Tubal and all
Ezekiel 38:2
HEB: נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָ֑ל וְהִנָּבֵ֖א
NAS: of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,
KJV: prince of Meshech and Tubal,
INT: the prince the chief Meshech and Tubal and prophesy
Ezekiel 38:3
HEB: נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֥שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָֽל׃
NAS: prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.
KJV: the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
INT: prince the chief Meshech and Tubal
Ezekiel 39:1
HEB: נְשִׂ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ מֶ֥שֶׁךְ וְתֻבָֽל׃
NAS: prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal;
KJV: the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
INT: prince the chief Meshech and Tubal