Lexicon :: Strong's H4902 - mešeḵ

מֶשֶׁךְ
Transliteration
mešeḵ
Pronunciation
meh'-shek
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same in form as מֶשֶׁךְ (H4901), but probably of foreign derivation
Strong’s Definitions

מֶשֶׁךְ Meshek, meh'-shek; the same in form as H4901, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him:—Mesech, Meshech.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4902 in the following manner: Meshech (8x), Mesech (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H4902 in the following manner: Meshech (8x), Mesech (1x).
  1. Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"

    1. son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel

      1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶשֶׁךְ Meshek, meh'-shek; the same in form as H4901, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him:—Mesech, Meshech.
STRONGS H4902: Abbreviations
† 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 Isaiah 66:19 (Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt; see above מָשַׁךְ 2); וְתֻבָ֑ל גּוֺג נְשִׂיא ראֹשׁ מ׳ Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1. 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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:2; 10:2; 10:2

1 Chronicles

1:5; 1:17

Psalms

120:5

Isaiah

66:19

Ezekiel

27:13; 32:26; 38:2; 38:3; 39:1