Quick Definition
Meshech
Biblical Persons & Places
Meshech
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
only referred to as Meshech (מֶ֫שֶׁךְ);
son of Japheth;
a brother of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal and Tiras.
Meshech
Meshech
A location in Asia first mentioned at Psa.120.5;
referred to as Meshech (KJV= Mesech, NIV= Meshek) (מֶ֫שֶׁךְ).
Meshech-Tubal
Meshech-Tubal
A location in Asia only mentioned at Ezk.32.26;
only referred to as Meshech-Tubal (מֶ֫שֶׁךְ תּוּבַל).
Strong's Definition
Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him
Derivation: the same in form as H4901 (מֶשֶׁךְ), but probably of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Mesech, Meshech.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.2;
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מֶשֶׁךְ
meshek
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same in form as H4901, but probably of foreign derivation
Total KJV Occurrences: 9