מֶשֶׁךְmeshek

a sowing; also a possession

Pronunciation: meh'shek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4901

Meanings

a drawing, drawing up, a trail

1. the drawing up (fishing up, i.e. securing after effort) (Job 28:18)

2. a trail (of seed) (Psalms 126:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Job 28:18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
  • Psalms 126:6 They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).