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Meshech
who is drawn by force
מֶ֫שֶׁךְ me.shekh
Meshech (Hebrew: מֶ֫שֶׁךְ, me.shekh) means “who is drawn by force”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 3 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Gomer in Genesis 10.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Meshech
son of Japheth
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 10:2 |
| Last appears | Ezekiel 27:13 |
| Cross-references | 54 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tiras attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Tubal attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Madai attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Magog attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Javan attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Dodanim attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Gomer attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Japheth.
- Tubal co-occurrence Appears with Tubal in Genesis 10.
Origin & meaning
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
Meshech, a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah, is mentioned in the Table of Nations.
The biblical story
Meshech was one of the sons of Japheth and a grandson of Noah, mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen.10.2; 1Ch.1.5). The Table of Nations is a genealogical record of the descendants of Noah's three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their dispersal after the Tower of Babel. Meshech is listed among the sons of Japheth, along with his brothers Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, and Tiras. These sons and their descendants are generally associated with the peoples of the northern and western regions, including Asia Minor and Europe.
Key verses
Meshech appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:2 -
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Chronicles 1:5
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 10:2
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 1:5