Mosoch
/ˈmɒsɒk/noun
An archaic English form of Meshech, a biblical patriarch and the name of a people mentioned in ancient Near Eastern traditions.
Did you know?Mosoch is the form used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin biblical tradition for the Hebrew name Meshech, later associated—sometimes speculatively—with peoples north of Israel.
Etymological Timeline
Iron Age
Hebrew
מֶשֶׁךְ (Meshekh)
“A personal and ethnonymic name appearing in the Hebrew Bible, especially in Genesis and Ezekiel.”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Μοσόχ (Mosoch)
“Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name in the Septuagint.”
4th–5th Century
Latin
Mosoch
“Latin biblical form adopted from Greek usage.”
Middle English
English
Mosoch
“An English biblical proper name inherited through Latin and ecclesiastical tradition.”
Early Modern English
English
Mosoch
“An archaic spelling used in biblical commentary and historical writing for Meshech.”
Modern English
English
Mosoch
“A rare archaic proper name, generally replaced by Meshech in contemporary translations.”