מֶשֶׁךְMeshek
proper name [of a people]: the Moschi, 'son' of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5; 1 Chronicles 1:17; Psalms 120:5; Ezekiel 27:13)
Pronunciation: meh'-shek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4902
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:5 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- Psalms 120:5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
- Ezekiel 27:13 Merchants from Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and articles of bronze to trade with you.
- Ezekiel 32:26 “Meshech and Tubal are there, surrounded by the graves of all their hordes. They once struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere. But now they are outcasts, all slaughtered by the sword.
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).