Meshech, Son of Japheth
Meshech, Son of Japheth (מֶשֶׁךְ, meshekh). A grandson of Noah (Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5). Meshech, from the Hebrew root word meaning “to pull away,” shares his name with at least one other person—Meshech, son of Aram—as well as with a region.