Mesech
/ˈmiː.ʃɛk/noun
A biblical proper name for a son of Japheth and the people or region associated with him.
Did you know?Mesech appears in the King James Bible, while later interpreters controversially identified it with Moscow; modern scholars regard that connection as speculative.
Etymological Timeline
Iron Age
Hebrew
מֶשֶׁךְ (Meshekh)
“The name Meshech, presented in Genesis as a descendant of Japheth and elsewhere as a people or territory.”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Μοσόχ (Mosoch)
“Greek transliteration of the biblical name in the Septuagint tradition.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Mosoch
“Latin biblical form inherited from Greek and Hebrew tradition.”
16th Century
English
Mesech
“English Bible spelling used for the biblical people or region.”
Modern English
English
Mesech
“An archaic or biblical proper noun, more commonly rendered Meshech.”