the same in form as
H4901, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him:--Mesech, Meshech.
Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"
- son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel
- 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
