HebrewH4902Proper Noun (Masculine)
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ
me.shekh
“Meshech”
9Occurrences
H4902Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him
the same in form as H4901 (מֶשֶׁךְ), but probably of foreign derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezk
5
1 Chronicles
2
Genesis
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:5BSB
The sons of Japheth:Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:17BSB
The sons of Shem:Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Ezk 27:13BSB
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Ezk 32:26BSB
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Ezk 38:2BSB
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