Strong's H4902 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מֶשֶׁךְ (Meshek)

Pronunciation: meh'-shek

POS: meh'-shek Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: the same in form as , but probably of foreign derivation;

Definition: the same in form as מֶשֶׁךְ, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him; Mesech, Meshech.

KJV Usage: Mesech, Meshech.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"
• 2. 1) son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel
• 3. 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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