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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MESHECH; MESECH

me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2 1 Chronicles 1:5; 1 Chronicles 1:17 is a scribal error for "Mash"; compare Genesis 10:22, 23). His descendants and their dwelling-place (probably somewhere in the neighborhood of armenia (Herodotus iii.94)) seem to be regarded in Scripture as synonyms for the barbaric and remote (Psalm 120:5; compare Isaiah 66:19, where Meshech should be read instead of "that draw the bow"). It is thought that the "Tibareni and Moschi" of the classical writers refer to the same people. Doubtless they appear in the annals of Assyria as enemies of that country under the names Tabali and Mushki-the latter the descendants of Meshech and the former those of Tubal to whom the term "Tibareni" may refer in the clause above. This juxtaposition of names is in harmony with practically every appearance of the word in Scripture. It is seldom named without some one of the others-Tubal, Javan, Gog and Magog. It is this which forms a good justification for making the suggested change in Isaiah 66:19, where Meshech would be in the usual company of Tubal and Javan. Ezekiel mentions them several times, first, as engaged in contributing to the trade of Tyre (Tiras of Genesis 10:2 ?), in "vessels of brass" and-very significantly-slaves; again there is the association of Javan and Tubal with them (Ezekiel 27:13); second, they are included in his weird picture of the under-world: "them that go down into the pit" (Ezekiel 32:18, 26). They are mentioned again with Gog and Magog twice as those against whom the prophet is to "set his face" (Ezekiel 38:2, 3; Ezekiel 39:1).

Henry Wallace

Strong's Hebrew

4902. Meshek -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land
... and their land. Transliteration: Meshek Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-shek) Short Definition:
Meshech. ... and their land NASB Word Usage Meshech (10). Mesech, Meshech. ...
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Library

Chapter x
... 2. The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and
Meshech and Tiras. ... "Meshech" are known to Herodotus as hooci. ...
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The Nations of the North-East
... East of them came the Meshech and Tubal of the Bible as well as the kingdom
of Comagene, of which we often hear in the Assyrian texts. ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iv the nations of.htm

The Song of the Three Children
... and magnify him for ever.' It was proper to do so: because the Ananias, Azarias,
and Misael mentioned in it, are the same as the Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/the good news of god/sermon iv the song of.htm

Introduction
... the "Profane Wicked Prince of Israel" (21:25), and again under the figure of the
"Prince of Tyre" (28:2-10), and also as "the chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/introduction.htm

Ezekiel's Discourse
... wares. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers: they traded
the persons of men and vessels of brass for thy merchandise. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/vii ezekiels discourse.htm

The Broad Wall
... say with David: "Ah! woe is me that I. In Meshech dwell so long: That I in
tabernacles stay,. To Kedar that belong!". Your soul would ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 57 1911/the broad wall.htm

What and Whence are These?
... Didst thou also cry, Woe is me, for I dwell in Meshech?'" To such questions each
one of the perfected saints would reply that their perils were such as ours ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/what and whence are these.htm

The Fainting Warrior
... Its contact with sin brings it pain and misery, and it cries out, "Woe is me that
I dwell in Meshech, that I tabernacle in the tents of Kedar.". ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the fainting warrior.htm

[Endnotes]
... ". JAPHETH. Gomer, Magog. Madai. Javan, Tubal. Meshech. Tiras. Ashkenaz,
Elishah, Riphath, Tarshish, Togarmah. Kittim, Dodanim. It ...
//christianbookshelf.org/killen/the ancient church/endnotes.htm

The Seventh (And Last) vision "On Earth"
... xxxix.17-22, where the cry is made concerning this or a subsequent [402] period,
when the Prince of Rosh (Russia) and Meshech (Moscow) and Tubal (Tobolsk) will ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the seventh and last vision.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Meshech

who is drawn by force

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1 Chronicles 1:5; Ezek. 27:13; 38:2, 3). They were in all probability the Moschi, a people inhabiting the Moschian Mountains, between the Black and the Caspian Seas. In Psalm 120:5 the name occurs as simply a synonym for foreigners or barbarians. "During the ascendency of the Babylonians and Persians in Western Asia, the Moschi were subdued; but it seems probable that a large number of them crossed the Caucasus range and spread over the northern steppes, mingling with the Scythians. There they became known as Muscovs, and gave that name to the Russian nation and its ancient capital by which they are still generally known throughout the East"

Thesaurus

Meshech (11 Occurrences)
... still generally known throughout the East". Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
MESHECH; MESECH. me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall ...
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Tubal (9 Occurrences)
... It is mentioned by Isaiah (66:19), along with Javan, and by Ezekiel (27:13), along
with Meshech, among the traders with Tyre, also among the confederates of ...
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Rosh (5 Occurrences)
... in the prophecies against Gog in Ezekiel 38:2, 3 and 39:1, where the King James
Version has "Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal ...
/r/rosh.htm - 11k

Mesech (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MESHECH; MESECH. me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh,
"long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth (Genesis 10 ...
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Gog (12 Occurrences)
... gog (gogh; Goug): (1) A son of Joel, and descendant of the tribe of Reuben (1
Chronicles 5:4). (2) The prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal (Ezekiel 38:2; Ezekiel ...
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Javan (12 Occurrences)
... Javan (12 Occurrences). Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan,
Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/j/javan.htm - 12k

Magog (5 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ...
/m/magog.htm - 9k

Mash (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (= Meshech 1 Chronicles 1:17 ... "Meshech," however, is a Japhetic
name (Genesis 10:2), and "Mash" would seem to be the original reading. ...
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Gomer (7 Occurrences)
... Gomer (7 Occurrences). Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan,
Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/g/gomer.htm - 11k

Tiras (2 Occurrences)
... Tiras (2 Occurrences). Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan,
Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/t/tiras.htm - 8k

Bible Concordance

Meshech (11 Occurrences)

Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 10:23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 120:5 Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 66:19 And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the knowledge of my glory to the nations.
(BBE NAS)

Ezekiel 27:13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traffickers; they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for your merchandise.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 32:26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all their multitude; their graves are around them; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they caused their terror in the land of the living.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 38:2 Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 38:3 and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 39:1 You, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Meshech: Also Called Mesech: Son of Japheth

Meshech: Son of Shem

Meshech: The Moschi

Related Terms

Tubal (9 Occurrences)

Rosh (5 Occurrences)

Mesech (1 Occurrence)