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Mash

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A descendant of Shem (Gen 10:23). Possibly the same as Meshech, who is also described as a descendant of Shem through Aram (1 Chr 1:17).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Mash, Son of Aram

Mash, Son of Aram (מַשׁ‎, mash). A descendant of Shem (Gen 10:23). Possibly the same as Meshech, who is also described as a descendant of Shem through Aram (1 Chr 1:17).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Mash (Person)

MASH (PERSON) [Heb maš (מַשׁ)]. The Table of Nations presents Mash as a great-grandson of Noah through Shem and Aram, the ancestor of the Aramaeans or Syrians (Gen 10:23). There is no consensus of opinion as to the identity of Mash.The LXX reads “Mosoch” (“Meshekh”). This corresponds with that name

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Mash

Mash. Aram’s fourth son (Gn 10:23), a descendant of Shem. He is called Meshech in 1 Chronicles 1:17.See Meshech #2.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Mash

Mash mash [Heb. maš; Gk. Mosoch]. Named as a son of Aram (Gen. 10:23). The name is given as Meshech in 1 Ch. 1:17; cf. LXX Mosoch in both passages. Meshech, however, is a Japhetic name (Gen. 10:2 par. 1 Ch. 1:5), and Mash may be the correct Shemite name. It is possible that Mash is to be identified

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Mash

MASH Aram’s fourth son (Gn 10:23), a descendant of Shem. He is called Meshech in 1 Chronicles 1:17. See Meshech #2.

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Mash

MASH. One of the four sons of Aram and a descendant of Shem (Gen 10:23). In the parallel passage in 1 Chr 1:17 the name Meshech is used instead of Mash. The LXX has Meshech in both passages. In Gen 10:2 Meshech is listed as a son of Japheth. This may indicate an intermingling of the lines of Japheth

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Mash

Mash (Heb. maš)A son of Aram and descendant of Shem (Gen. 10:23; LXX Gk. Mosoch). He was the eponymous ancestor of an Aramaic tribe perhaps to be associated with Mt. Masius (Keraga Dag/Tur Abdin), a mountain range near the headwaters of the Euphrates River, or with Akk. Māšu, the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon

Meshech

Meshech (Heb. mešeḵ) (also MASH)1. one of the seven sons of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5). According to the Table of Nations the descendants of Japheth dwelled in Europe and Asia. Meshech is mentioned in Akkadian sources as early as 1100 b.c.e., as Muški, a people noted for skill in metallurgy.

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Mash

Mash [măsh] (Heb. maš). A son of Aram (Gen. 10:23; LXX Gk. Mosoch). He was the eponymous ancestor of an Aramaic tribe perhaps to be associated with the Mons Masius (now called Keraga Dag), a mountain range near the headwaters of the Euphrates river, or with Akk. Māšu, the Lebanon and Antilebanon

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Mash

MASH Great-grandson of Noah through Shem and Aram, listed in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:23).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Mash

Mash (drawn out), one of the sons of Aram. Gen. 10:23. In 1 Chron. 1:17 the name appears as Meshech. The name Mash is probably represented by the Mons Masius of classical writers, a range which forms the northern boundary of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Mash

MASH (mash). One of the sons of Aram, the son of Shem (Gen. 10:23). In 1 Chron. 1:17 (and in Gen. 10:23 in the NIV) the name appears as Meshech.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Mash

Mash—(= Meshech 1 Chr. 1:17), one of the four sons of Aram, and the name of a tribe descended from him (Gen. 10:23) inhabiting some part probably of Mesopotamia. Some have supposed that they were the inhabitants of Mount Masius, the present Karja Baghlar, which forms part of the chain of Taurus.